PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Realistic Conflict Theory, Nurse Uniform, Deindividuation
28 Mar 2014
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Examine theories and explanations of collective actions or crows behavior (what happens when ppl congregate en masse) Intergroup relations: the way in which people in groups perceive, think about, feel about and act toward people in other groups. Mcdougall (1920) characterized crowds as violent, impulsive, suggestible and emotional: both had negative perception of crowds. Alternative view by floyd allport (1924): rejected idea of a group mind; said that the individual in the crowd behaves just as he would behave alone only more so; but also that crowds were destructive and harmful. Law connections: italian police officers" perception of crowd conflict. When police officers perceived the crowd as homogenous threat, more likely to treat crowd members as a single body (like herd animals) Guidelines for crowd policing: (1) education about the social identities of different groups in the crowd (2) facilitation of crowd aims (2) differentiation of crowd members (4) proper communication with crowd members.
