After reading this article you will learn about the theories of crowd behaviour. According to Le Bon (1895), collective outbursts are a feature of the mass society which is characteristic of modern age with huge cities, in which crowd mentality prevails. The origins of Soviet Revolution (1917) and Fascist revolutions in Germany and Italy in […]
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Probably the most ancient method to influence the attitudes, beliefs and opinion of the people was that made by Asoka (250 B.C.) through the pillar and rock edicts, which are there even to this day. But with it also is associated one of the most paradoxical events in human history. The edicts of Asoka are […]
Riots that Took Place in Rourkela | India | Collective Behaviour | Psychology
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After reading this article you will learn about the riots that took place in Rourkela. Chatterjee (1967) investigated the Rourkela riots of 1964, six weeks after the incident. Following the disturbances in East Pakistan, refugees started flowing into Calcutta and from Calcutta to Rourkela on their way to Dandakaranya in Madhya Pradesh. At Rourkela railway […]