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SOC 100 Chapter 16

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Social Change

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the transformation of culture and social institutions over time

Collective Behavior

behavior that follows from the formation of a group or crowd of people who take action together toward a shared goal

Contagion Theory

one of the earliest theories of collective action; suggests that individuals who join a crowd can become "infected" by a mob mentality and lose the ability to reason

Emergent Norm Theory

a theory of collective behavior that assumes individual members of a crowd make their own decisions about behavior and that norms are created through others' acceptance or rejection of these behaviors

a temporary gathering of people in a public place; members might interact but do not identify with each other and will not remain in contact