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P/PS/111. Behaviour of an individual in a crowd

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2000
DATE:
2006
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29.99 GBP

The paper argues whether an individuals social identity determines their behaviour within a crowd reviewing academic opinions related to the crowd psychology, or “group mind”, the social identity theory, etc. Examples of crowd dynamics are given including the French revolutionary crowds, the 1980 St. Pauls riots in Bristol, etc. The factors governing the behaviour in a crowd are discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Crowd, social identity,

 
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