SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: 2011 England Riots, Collective Behavior, 1980 St. Pauls Riot

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Glavin

Document Summary

Collective behaviour usually involves the underlying conditions in the larger society. Strain (strain occurs when collective goals are not attainable, such as poor economic conditions) Relative deprivation (what matters is not the objective situation but people"s perception of the situation, need to see a comparison to see how good your situation is) Grievances (focuses less on individual experiences but on groups) Precipitating incidents (incidents that send a ripple through the community and seems to spontaneously ignite a protest/riot. Example: ferguson riots were ignited by one event but were really a culmination of tension that had existed for decades) Temperature and collective violence (riots are more frequently seen in temperatures between 75-95 degrees) Occurred prior to a series of inner city riots across most major uk cities in the 1980s. Precipitating event: police raid on black owned cafe in st. pal"s area of bristol. Certain features of the riot refute le bon"s group mind".