10: Contagion

Question 1

What is contagion?

Answer 1

the spread of a particular type of behavior through time and space as the result of a prototype or model persorninf the beaivour in the observer o reducing the observers’ inhibition against performance

Question 2

What is thought to be the mechanism for why simple behaivours spread?

Answer 2

1. Shared Social identity

- hence shared social relevance

Question 3

What are the 3 pattern of behaviour riots?

Answer 3

1. Community/ anti police riot
   - Against police where police were disliked
   - Often protecting local area - defence of terrority
2. Commoditiy riot
   - Getting good trades
   - Pattern of looting
   - More about avoiding police
3. Anti-rich riots
   - Less frequent
   - Trashing of rich area - an attack on the rich