Chapter 12 - Social Change Flashcards
Crowd
A temporary gathering of people who are in the same place at the same time
Causal crowd
A gathering of people who by proximity alone happen to be in the same location at the same time
Conventional crowd
A group of people who have gathered in the same place at the same time because of a common shared interest or objective
Expressive crowd
A gathering of people who share a common interest and are gathered at the same event at the same time with an explicit participatory purpose
Acting crowd
A group of people gathered at the same time and who engage in overt collective behaviour in pursuit of a common goal
Fads
Temporary but highly popular social patterns such as activities, events, music genres, or hobbies
Fashion
Long-lasting popular social patterns that typically involve clothing and clothing accessories
Rumours
Unsubstantiated stories about people or events
Gossip
Unsubstantiated or substantiated stories about specific individuals
Urban legends
Abstract unsubstantiated stories containing an underlying message or moral that persist over time
Widespread panic
A generalized belief regarding impending danger that can lead a large number of people to flee an area or engage in other protective measures
Moral panic
Irrational but widespread worry that certain groups present an enormous threat to the social order of society
Moral entrepreneur
Person who brings perceived morally damaging behaviour to the attention of others
Disaster
A relatively sudden, unscheduled, one-time even that causes a great deal of property or ecological damage, or large-scale loss of life, and substantial disruption or stress among residents in the stricken area
Social movements
Organized efforts by a substantial number of people to change or to resist change in some major aspect or aspects of society
