Introduction to Sociology/Collective behavior/Mingyeong Kim

a) http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Collective_Behavior

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1. Summary

 Collective behavior refers to a voluntary social process and event among members of society. These collective actions are not always positive, but also a deviant behavior. These collective behaviors are studied because they can find ways to cope with the following collective behaviors: One can see how people behave, what goes after them, and how they come to conclusions. The components of collective actions include the following. The first is the crowd. A crowd means a group of people who share their purpose, purpose, and influence. However, when these crowds face a violent goal, they call it a mob. Theories of mass behavior include contagious theory, converging theory, and emergent theories. Next, there is a sudden panic that dominates people's thoughts and often affects groups of people. In addition, riots include riots, mass healing, fade, and rumors.

 

2. New learning / What was interesting

 I learned that there are two theories in gathering groups of people like the crowd. The first is that there is a contagion theory affecting the members of the group, and the second is that a certain group of people gathered at the first place. I think both theories are valid.

3. Discussion

 As mentioned in Question Two, I think both the theory of contagion and the theory of convergence are valid. Regarding this, one might wonder if one theory is clearer. If anyone thinks so, I'd like to hear about why I think so.