Key Question Flashcards
What is the key question?
How can knowledge of social psychology be used to reduce conflict in situations such as rioting and crowd behaviour?
What are the examples of negative situations in society?
Rioting behaviour
Football hooliganism
Protests causing conflict
Rioting behaviour
NatCen 2011 (Tottenham Riots)
- This is when crown behaviour involves lashing out at other people or property, often expresses protest or a sense of grievance
Football hooliganism
Hillsborough Tragedy
- Violence and destructive behaviour perpetrated by spectators and supporters of sport
Where protests cause conflict
Black Lives Matter protests
- Public expression of objection of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea, ultimately leading to violence
What are the negative impacts of negative situations in society?
Rioting behaviour
Football hooliganism
Where protests cause conflict
Rioting behaviour - impacts
Businesses are looted, buildings, homes and shops are destroyed. People are arrested for displaying such violence
Football hooliganism - impacts
96 victims died in the Hillsborough Tragedy and 760 were injured and this made public fear of going to games or being around drunk hooligans
Where protests cause conflict - impacts
Sectioning people because of race: creates an in-group and an out-group which leads to discrimination. This witnesses violence at demonstrations, negative emotions such as fear or anger.
What is crowd behaviour and what kind of negative impact does it have on society?
Those that occur at a group level gives deindividuation to the individuals so people are more likely to act in the group rather than have their own identity. This leads to people doing things just because everyone else is which could be very dangerous
Why does society need to sort this issue out?
This is so that people don’t act within a group an lose their identity as this decreases the likelihood of crowd behaviour which is better in society in that people won’t act in a group which is harder to control
What is an in-group or our-group?
In-group is the group that you believe you are apart of and is therefore superior. An outgroup is the inferior group and who you believe are not the same as you.
How would ingroups and outgroups explain negative situations in society?
Explains football hooliganism as one group is seen as inferior because they support another football team.
What is social comparison?
When two groups compare themselves to eachother to highlight the difference between them.
How can social comparison explain negative behaviours in society?
The two groups compare what they have to eachother so football hooligans compare wins, trophies, stats and league standings to make themselves out as the better team.
