Collective Behavior
Fads, Fashion, Panic, Mass Hysteria
Lesson Plans, Games, Activities
For Teachers
What is collective behavior?
What kinds of social conditions give rise to collective behavior?
Describe at least one incident of collective behavior you have witnessed or been a part of?
What are the three major theories that explain crowd behavior?
How do the following forms of mass behavior differ from one another: Panic, Mass hysteria, Disaster behavior
Describe the fashions, fads, and crazes that are popular among your peers
Provide 2 examples of each of the following collective behaviors
a. Disaster
b. Fad
c. Fashion
d. Panic
e. Craze
America in the 60's: Culture and Counter-culture (units)