List and define the different types of crowds
What will be an ideal response?
Herbert Blumer describes four types of crowds. A casual crowd shares some point of interest, albeit minor and short lasting. A conventional crowd has a specific purpose and follows accepted guidelines for behavior. Expressive crowds have no long-term purpose other than unleashing emotion. An acting crowd is one that does something toward some target or objective.
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__________ An emotional identification between two individuals that is so intense that they are convinced that they cannot be happy without each other
What will be an ideal response?
Ageism tends to be a problem in industrialized societies.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
__________ is a political system in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives
a. Totalitarianism b. Democracy c. Monarchy d. Authoritarianism
In the 1960s, African American students and sympathetic whites used sit-ins to call attention to racial injustice and demand social change. When these protests escalated into violent confrontations, these groups became __________ crowds
a. conventional b. casual c. acting d. expressive