PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Gustave Le Bon, Deindividuation, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Intergroup relations: way in which people in groups perceive, think about, feel about, and act toward people in other groups. How do different theories explain intergroup relations? (how do you explain crowd behaviour?) Gustav le bon: riots in france; when people become part of a crowd they descend several rungs on the ladder of civilization . 3 characteristics: anonymity: less responsible for actions, suggestibility: social constraints loosened; copy others acting instinctively, contagion: irrationality and violence contagious; may sweep through crowd. Allport: rejected groupmind; thinks individuals simply exaggerate what they would normally do; crowds allow people to be bad. Sherif, asch, zimbardo: crowds cannot be understood by studying individuals. Deindividuation: when in large groups, people are less likely to follow rules of behaviour= roots in anonymity; when one loses awareness of oneself as distinct individual. Anonymity: each individual less distinguishable, enhanced when people wear uniforms, social circumstance precursor to deindividuation, zimbardo prison experiment.