Collective Behavior

Name: Collective Behavior
Price: 101.57 USD
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ISBN: 9780130886682

ISBN-10: 0130886688

ISBN-13: 9780130886682

Edition: 2002

Authors: David A. Locher

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For Junior/Senior level courses in Collective Behavior. Employing a relaxed, readable writing style, David Locher illustrates all the major sociological perspectives and theories of collective behavior and classical social movements. The text provides a comprehensive, yet concise and balanced examination of the field and provides recent examples that encourage students to evaluate different perspectives and think for themselves.

Book details

List price: $153.32
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 9/27/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Collective Behavior



Collective Behavior



Social Contagion Theory



The Emergent Norm Perspective



The Value-Added Theory



The Assembly Perspective and Sociocybernetic Theory



Individualist Approaches to Collective Behavior



General Categories of Collective Behavior



Deadly Riots: The Los Angeles Riot of 1992



Images, Miracles, and Apparitions: The Soybean Savior and Our Lady of Clearwater



Rumors, Urban Myths and Urban Legends: Procter & Gamble, The Devil, and Amway



Fads and Crazes: The Furby Frenzy



Millenialism: Y2K and the End of the World as We Know It



Social Movements



Social Movements



Understanding Social Movements



Successful and Unsuccessful Social Movements: The Civil Rights Movement and the Prostitutes' Rights Movement



The Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Movements


Name Index


Subject Index