Hurley
SYG 2000

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I. Collective Behavior
.....A. Studying Collective Behavior
..........1. Collective Behavior is wide ranging
..........2. Collective Behavior is complex
..........3. Much Collective Behavior is transitory
.....B. Collectivities
..........1. Based on limited social interaction
..........2. No clear social boundaries
..........3. Use weak and unconventioanl norms

II. Localized Collectivities
.....A. Crowds
...........1. Casual Crowds
...........2. Conventional Crowds
...........3. Expressive Crowds
...........4. Acting Crowds
.....B. Violent Crowd Processes
...........1. Mob
...........2. Riot
...........3. Panic
.....C. Crowds, Mobs, and Social Change

III. Explaining Crowd Behavior
.....A. Contagion Theory
...........1. Gustav LeBon
...........2. The Mental Unity Of Crowds
.....B. Convergence Theory
...........1. Richard Berk
...........2. Social Simulations & Role Games
.....C. Emergent-Norm Theory
...........1. Ralph Turner & Lewis Killian
...........2. Spontaneous formation of Norms

IV. Dispersed Collectivities: Mass Behavior
.....A. Rumor & Gossip
..........1. Must be Believable
..........2. Titilation Factor [Risque is Better!]
..........3. Climate of Ambiguity
..........4. Unstable & Constantly Changing
..........5. Difficult to Stop
.....B. The Rumor Mill: Paul Is Dead!
.....C. Public Opinion
.....D. Panic and Mass Hysteria
.....E. Fashions and Fads

V. Social Movements
.....A. Types of Social Movements
..........1. Redemptive
..........2. Alternative
..........3. Reformative
..........4. Revolutionary
.....B. Explaining Social Movements
..........1. Deprivation Theory
................a. Absolute Deprivation
................b. Relative Deprivation
..........2. Relative Deprivation and Rising Expectations
..........3. Mass Society Theory
...............a. William Kornhauser -- personal identity and empowerment
...............b. Herbert Marcuse -- One Dimensional Thinking
..........4. Structural Strain Theory -- Neil Smelser's Value Added Theory
...............a. Structural Conduciveness
...............b. Structural Strain
...............c. Growth and Spread of an Explanation
...............d. Percipitating Factor
...............e. Mobilization for Action
...............f. Indirect Social Control
..........5. Resource-Mobilization Theory
...............a. Public Access
...............b. Credibility
..........6. New Social Movement Theory
...............a. Quality of Life
...............b. Response to Modern Industrialism
.....C. Gender and Social Movements
.....D.Stages In Social Movements
...........1. Emergence
...........2. Coalescence
...........3. Bureaucratization
...........4. Decline
.....E. The Cycle of Social Movements and their Outcomes
.....F. Social Movements and Social Change
.....G. Are You Willing To Take a Stand? [Student Political Involvement]

VI. Looking Ahead: Social Movements In The Twenty-First Century

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