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Author : Nahum Z. Medalia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 7 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Diffusion and Belief in a Collective Delusion written by Nahum Z. Medalia and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nahum Z. Medalia
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Total Pages : 21 pages
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Download or read book Diffusion and Belief in a Collective Delusion written by Nahum Z. Medalia and published by . This book was released on 196? with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Neil J. Smelser
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136277900
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)
Download or read book Theory of Collective Behaviour written by Neil J. Smelser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Volume XVII of eighteen of a series on the Sociology of Behaviour and Psychology. First published in 1962, this study offers a theoretical synthesis of collective behavior.
Author : Neil J. Smelser
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
ISBN 13 : 1610270851
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Theory of Collective Behavior written by Neil J. Smelser and published by Quid Pro Books. This book was released on 2011-08-21 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern, high-quality republication of a sociological and social psychology classic. New preface by the author and extensive new Foreword by MIT's Gary Marx. An authorized and quality edition--not just scanned and forgotten like most such reprints today--this book is part of the Classics of the Social Sciences Series by Quid Pro Books. Quality ebook formatting includes linked notes, legible tables, and active TOC. The book's original page numbers from its first printing are embedded for continuity of citations and a class syllabus.
Author : Jerry D. Rose
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0029267900
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (292 download)
Download or read book Outbreaks written by Jerry D. Rose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1982 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Salem witch hunts and the storming of the Bastille, to the Holocaust, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the People's Temple mass suicide, extraordinary episodes of collective behavior fill our history books. In "Outbreaks", Jerry D. Rose examines the social conditions that generate panic, nonviolent and violent protest, religious revivals, progroms, and the like-- and analyzes their connection to ordinary human behavior. Rose begins with an overview of traditional theories and approaches that have been applied to collective behavior and the introduces his own framework. Four chapters are devoted to the different categories of collective behavior: Disasters- when social systems are unable to sustain the resources required for their own continuation Protest- when unusual or extralegal tactics are used to achieve a political goal Persecution- when persons or behaviors viewed as threats to the social order are sought out and suppressed Renewal- when people work to change what they see as a growth in moral indifference and corruption Each chapter examines the background causes of the episodes; participation (who starts or joins); process (how the episode develops and how the spectators, participants, and authorities interact); and the consequences (the success or failure of the action and its "side effects" and by-products). The final chapter revisits the realm of the general theory of collective behavior, seeking new, coherent, empirically valid insights into the role of the episodic dimension in human behavior Rose brings the subject alive with numerous examples of collective behavior, from the panic created by Orson Welles's 1938 "Martian invasion" broadcast to the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Italian earthquake, the Miami riots, the Attica prison uprising, the purges in revolutionary Iran, and the growth of religious cults.
Author : Kate V. Hardy, Clin.Psych.D.
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
ISBN 13 : 1615372954
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Decoding Delusions written by Kate V. Hardy, Clin.Psych.D. and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2023-06-12 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William D. Crano
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Annotated Archive of Diffusion References written by William D. Crano and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Fodor
Publisher : Ockham Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1912701197
Total Pages : 877 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (127 download)
Download or read book Unreasonable Faith written by James Fodor and published by Ockham Publishing Group. This book was released on 2022-06-29 with total page 877 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He has written or edited more than 30 books, his arguments for God and Jesus are frequently cited by Christian apologists around the world, and he has severely overstated his case through a series of blatant mischaracterizations and philosophical blunders. You may have heard of William Lane Craig, a professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology who is known for debating atheists, but even if you haven’t you have probably heard his arguments through followers and fans. He is known for painting faith as the“reasonable” road, and falsely claiming that he can prove the validity of his religion. From his work attempting to show evidence for Jesus’ resurrection to his development of the Kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God, Craig is respected among his peers on the Christian side of the religious spectrum. But is that deserved? What’s at the core of these arguments? Are they philosophically sound? More importantly,is thisUnreasonable Faith? "an excellent destruction of W.L. Craig’s entire apologetics. Cogently argued and factually accurate, this is required reading for anyone keen to question the soundness of anything W.L. Craig has argued over the decades. Which makes it an invaluable resource for refuting Christian apologetics generally." Richard Carrier, author on the historicity of Jesus. "This book should be required reading for anyone who is proposing to debate William Lane Craig on the existence of God. It should also be something that those who debate Craig on that topic advertise: 'this book gives an accurate idea of the amount of material that needs to be provided to begin to address the usual panoply of arguments that Craig puts forward in a debate'" Professor Graham Oppy, Monash. James Fodor has a graduate degree in physics at the University of Melbourne, and is a research assistant in structural biology at Monash University. With a keen interest in philosophy, he writes for the Rationalist magazine on various subjects in religion and epistemology. As president of the University of Melbourne Secular Society, he has engaged in numerous discussions and public debates concerning religion, with a focus on secular morality and the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. He also has a keen interest in effective altruism and computational neuroscience.
Author : Hilary Evans
Publisher : Anomalist Books, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1933665254
Total Pages : 785 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (336 download)
Download or read book Outbreak! written by Hilary Evans and published by Anomalist Books, LLC. This book was released on 2009 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From fads, crazes, and manias to collective delusions, scares, panics, and mass hysterias, history is replete with examples of remarkable social behavior. Many are fueled by fear and uncertainty; others are driven by hope and expectation. For others still, the causes are more obscure. This massive collection of extraordinary social behaviors spans more than two millennia, and attempts to place many of the episodes within their greater historical and cultural context. Perhaps the most well known example of unusual collective behavior occurred in 1938, when a million or more Americans were frightened or panicked after listening to a realistic radio drama about a Martian invasion of New Jersey, based on an adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel "War of the Worlds." Less known but equally remarkable scares based on Wells' book occurred in Chile in 1944 (when Army units were mobilized), in Ecuador in 1949 (when riots broke out, leaving more than a dozen dead), as well as in Buffalo in 1968, Rhode Island in 1974, and Europe in 1988 and 1998. The modern civilized world is by no means immune to such peculiar episodes. In the late 20th century, scores of people in the U.S. and Europe were wrongly incarcerated following claims of Satanic ritual abuse by authorities untutored in False Memory Syndrome. This episode recalls the European witch terror of the late Middle Ages, when innocent people were tortured and executed for consorting with the Devil based on the flimsiest of evidence. OUTBREAK! THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXTRAORDINARY SOCIAL BEHAVIOR is an authoritative reference on a broad range of topics: collective behavior, deviance, social and perceptual psychology, sociology, history, folklore, religious studies, political science, social anthropology, gender studies, critical thinking, and mental health. Never before have so many sources been brought together on the mesmerizing topic of collective behavior.
Author : Melvin Lawrence De Fleur
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781412836852
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (368 download)
Download or read book The Flow of Information written by Melvin Lawrence De Fleur and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rodney Stark
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520341341
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)
Download or read book The Future of Religion written by Rodney Stark and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion is alive and well in the modern world, and the social-scientific study of religion is undergoing a renaissance. For much of this century, respected social theorists predicted the death of religion as inevitable consequence of science, education, and modern economics. But they were wrong. Stark and Bainbridge set out to explain the survival of religion. Using information derived from numerous surveys, censuses, historical case studies, and ethnographic field expeditions, they chart the full sweep of contemporary religion from the traditional denominations to the most fervent cults. This wealth of information is located within a coherent theoretical framework that examines religion as a social response to human needs, both the general needs shared by all and the desires specific to those who are denied the economic rewards or prestige enjoyed by the privileged. By explaining the forms taken by religions today, Stark and Bainbridge allow us to understand its persistence in a secular age and its prospects for the future,
Author : Tamotsu Shibutani
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100094848X
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Human Nature and Collective Behavior written by Tamotsu Shibutani and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tamotsu Shibutani is professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Social Processes: An Introduction to Sociology and Improvised News: A Sociological Study of Rumor.
Author : David L. Miller
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478610956
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Collective Behavior and Collective Action written by David L. Miller and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Millers expanded third edition makes it the definitive source on collective behavior and collective action. Up-to-date and meticulously researched, this popular volume continues to provide a systematic overview of theory and research. Each topic is meaningfully linked to the appropriate theories of collective behavior (mass hysteria, emergent-norm, and value-added perspectives) and collective action (social-behavioral interactionist, resource mobilization, and value-added perspectives). Rumor, mass hysteria, fads and fashion, UFOs, sports, migrations, disasters, riots, protest, and social movements are among the topics presented in a unique side-by-side presentation of the two disciplines. In an engaging, accessible style, Miller offers detailed discussion of classic sociological studies interspersed with intriguing modern-day examples that students will enjoy reading. His thorough topical treatment effectively reduces the need for outside readings.
Author : Robert E. Bartholomew
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615923381
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)
Download or read book Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias written by Robert E. Bartholomew and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking is an innate ability that most people take for granted. But like writing well or speaking effectively before the public, thinking well is a skill that can be learned and improved with practice. In this unique introduction to critical thinking, Robert Bartholomew and Benjamin Radford first lay out the principles of critical thinking and then invite readers to put these principles to the test by examining a series of unusual and challenging case studies. Assembling a wide range of bizarre but actual incidents from many cultures and various time periods, they demonstrate how the tools of critical thinking can help to unravel alleged paranormal events and seemingly mysterious behavior.What factors led to the "Martian panic" of 1938? Why did many people conclude that an alien spaceship crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947? How do we explain the panic expressed by otherwise normal Southeast Asian men who came to believe that a contagious disease was causing their genitals to shrink, or the frenzied dance manias that captivated thousands of Europeans during the Middle Ages? Bartholomew and Radford show that reality is very much a social construction, that cultural assumptions play a large part in our judgments about what is normal and what is deviant, and that the use of critical reasoning is our best means of ensuring an objective perspective.
Author : Dale C. Allison, Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0567397459
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (673 download)
Download or read book Resurrecting Jesus written by Dale C. Allison, Jr. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-08-18 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus remains a popular figure in contemporary culture and Allison remains one of our best interpreters. He speaks around the country in a variety of venues on matters related to the study of the Historical Jesus. In his new book, he focuses on the historical Jesus and eschatology, concluding that the Jesus was not a Hellenistic wonder worker or teacher of pious morality but an apocalyptic prophet. In an opening chapter that is worth the price of admission, Allison astutely and engagingly captures the history of the search for the historical Jesus. He observes that many contemporary readings of Jesus shift the focus away from traditional theological, Christological, and eschatological concerns. In provocative fashion, He takes on not only the Jesus Seminar but also other Jesus interpreters such as N.T. Wright and Marcus Borg.
Author : Andrew Adamatzky
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814480606
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)
Download or read book Dynamics Of Crowd-minds: Patterns Of Irrationality In Emotions, Beliefs And Actions written by Andrew Adamatzky and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005-05-30 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A crowd-mind emerges when formation of a crowd causes fusion of individual minds into one collective mind. Members of the crowd lose their individuality. The deindividuation leads to derationalization: emotional, impulsive and irrational behavior, self-catalytic activities, memory impairment, perceptual distortion, hyper-responsiveness, and distortion of traditional forms and structures. This book presents unique results of computational studies on cognitive and affective space-time processes in large-scale collectives of abstract agents being far from mental equilibrium. Computational experiments demonstrate that the irrational and nonsensical behavior of individual entities of crowd-mind results in complex, rich and non-trivial spatio-temporal dynamics of the agent collectives. Mathematical methods employ theory and techniques of cellular-automata and lattice swarms, applied algebra, theory of finite automata and Markov chains, and elementary differential equations.
Author : James McClenon
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1512804207
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Wondrous Events written by James McClenon and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James McClenon examines the relationship between wondrous events—extrasensory perception, apparitions, out-of-body and near-death experiences, sleep paralysis, psychokinesis, firewalking, psychic surgery, and spiritual healing—and the foundations of religious belief.
