Sociology / Unit 10 Soc 1781 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Four Types of Crowds
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The idea
Turner and Killian identified four crowd types: casual crowds share proximity without interacting, conventional crowds gather for a scheduled event, expressive crowds share emotion, acting crowds pursue goals.
In practice
A checkout line is casual, a religious service conventional, a funeral expressive, a protest march acting.
Where people slip
A gathering can shift types; a conventional crowd can become acting if it mobilizes toward a shared goal.
Your place on the trail
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