Social Change & Collective Behavior
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SOCIAL CHANGE & COLLECTIVE BEHAVIORChapter 17
MAJOR FORCES TO SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIAL CHANGE
occurs when many
members of society
adopt new behaviors.
Technology
Population
Natural Environm
ent
Revolution & War
COLLECTIVE BEHAVIORRumors• Y2K dooms day• Food food burgers contain
worms
Urban Legends•Coke and Pop Rocks•Hotels and Kidney Theft
Fads• Silly bands• Streaking
Fashions• Uggs• Slang – groovy, sick
Mass Hysteria• Salem Witch Trials• War of the Worlds
Panics• People trampled during fires• Bank panics during
depression
Crowds• Moviegoers• Times Square on New Year’s
Eve
Mobs• Les Miserables barricade• Lynch mob
Riots• Fans after world series• Rodney King riots
Social Movement• Civil Rights Movement• National Rifle Assoc.
Collective Behavior refers to the spontaneous behavior of people who are responding to similar stimuli.
Exploit insecurities and
anxieties.
Modern fables that warn against
dangerous behavior
Comes and goes quickly
More widespread than fads.
Based on false ideas
Based on real events
Crowd that is violent for a
purpose
Temporary with
common interest
Mob with no purpose Promote or
prevent social change