SociologyUseful for undergraduate courses in Introduction to Sociology, this book shows students how to analyze everyday events through the sociological perspective, to increase their social knowledge, and to develop critical thinking skills. It also introduces several major methods, theories, and findings of sociology. |
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... ( crowd behavior ) Panics Mobs Riots Expressive crowds Mass suicides Public grief Dispersed ( mass behavior ) Mass hysteria Fads Rumors Urban legends Fashions large numbers of people who are present in some place , such as a downtown ...
... ( crowd behavior ) Panics Mobs Riots Expressive crowds Mass suicides Public grief Dispersed ( mass behavior ) Mass hysteria Fads Rumors Urban legends Fashions large numbers of people who are present in some place , such as a downtown ...
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... crowd . However , because it raised objections to racial inequality in American society , it also showed many characteristics of a protest crowd . crowd - a frustration with what nearly everyone in the crowd perceived as ...
... crowd . However , because it raised objections to racial inequality in American society , it also showed many characteristics of a protest crowd . crowd - a frustration with what nearly everyone in the crowd perceived as ...
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... crowd violence is directed against property rather than people , except for violence between the crowd and police or troops . This pattern of violence , marked by rebellion rather than street fighting , was the typical form of violence ...
... crowd violence is directed against property rather than people , except for violence between the crowd and police or troops . This pattern of violence , marked by rebellion rather than street fighting , was the typical form of violence ...
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Complications in the Study of Human Behavior | 6 |
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