A Report Soc. Sci. 408 (Social Institutions & Group Interaction) under Prof. Josan Dela Cruz Borres at Filamer Christian University, Roxas City, Philippines
(1st Sem., A.Y. 2013-14)
2. Collective Behavior
and Social Movements
• Definition
• Characteristics
• Conditions
• Factors
• Theories
• Crowds
• Types of Crowds
• Mass
• Types of Mass Behavior
• Social Movements
• Types of Social Movements
4. Collective Behavior:
Characteristics
• Represent the actions
of groups of people, not
individuals
• Exhibit patterned
behavior that are
usually highly emotional
• Often associated with
effort to achieve social
change
7. Collective Behavior:
Theories
• Emergent Norm Theory
– postulates that people
faced with an unusual
situation can direct a
movement
• Value Added Theory
• – agents of social
control conducive to
collective actions must
be present for collective
behavior to occur
20. Social Movements:
Theories
• Resource Mobilization –
people organize
movements by using
knowledge, skills &
money
• Political Process –
movements exploit social
structural opportunities
• New Social Movement –
new forces of identity are
created as people
participate in movements
22. Social Movements:
Stages
• Preliminary Stage –
people become aware of
a threatening problem
• Coalescence Stage –
people begin to organize
and start making the
threat known to the
public
• Institutionalization Stage
– organizational structure
develops
28. Collective Behavior &
Social Movements
A Report Soc. Sci. 408
(Social Institutions &
Group Interaction)
under Prof. Josan Dela
Cruz Borres at Filamer
Christian University,
Roxas City, Philippines
(1st Sem., A.Y. 2013-14)