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Sociology

Chaper 16

TermDefinition
social change transformations of societies and social institutions over time
collective behavior spontaneous and unstructured behavior of a large number of people
rumor unfounded information that people spread quickly
gossip rumors, often neg about other people's personal lives
urban legends rumors about stories that supposedly happened somewhere
panic collective flight, often irrational, from a real or perceived danger
mass hysteria an intense, fearful, and anxious reaction to a real or imagined threat by large number of people
fashion a popular way of dressing during a particular time or among a particular group of people
fad a trend that's popular for a short time
disaster an unexpected event that causes wide-spread damage, destruction, distress, and loss
publix a group of people, not necessarily in direct contact with each other, who are interested in a particular issue
public opinion widespread attitudes on a particular issue
prioagabda spreading information (or misinformation) to influence people's attitudes or behaviors
crowd a temporary gathering of people who share a common interest or participate in a particular event
mob a highly emotional and disorderly crowd that uses force, the threat of force, or violence against a specific target
riot a violent crowd that directs its hostility at a wide and shifting range of targets
social movement a large and organized group of people who want to promote or resist a particular social change
relative deprivation a gap between what people have and what they think they should have compared with others in a society
technology the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
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