Public learning track
Collective Behavior: Forms, Dynamics, and Social Impact
8 lessons
Goal
Examine the diverse forms of spontaneous and structured collective behavior and evaluate their historical and contemporary power to alter society.
8 lessons
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- Distinguishing Spontaneous Collective Behavior from Structured OrganizationsUp next
- Dynamics of Crowds, Mobs, and Mass AssembliesNot started yet
- Rumors, Urban Legends, and Mass Delusions in Collective ActionNot started yet
- Social Fads, Crazes, and Information CascadesNot started yet
- Historical Case Studies of Collective Action Driving Legal ReformNot started yet
- Contemporary Digital Collective Behavior: Hashtag Activism and Flash MobsNot started yet
- The Role of Mass Protest in Reshaping Public PolicyNot started yet
- Unintended Social Consequences of Large-Scale Collective BehaviorNot started yet
Curriculum Framework
9th Grade · Social Studies · US-FL-SS
1
8 lessons
Community Continuity: Traditions, Roles, and Social Expectations
Analyze how shared traditions, specialized social roles, and normative expectations maintain stability and ensure the survival of human communities across generations.
2
8 lessons
Collective Behavior: Forms, Dynamics, and Social Impact
Examine the diverse forms of spontaneous and structured collective behavior and evaluate their historical and contemporary power to alter society.
3
8 lessons
Sociological Theories Explaining Collective Behavior
Critically analyze and compare the foundational and contemporary sociological theories that account for collective action and group behavior.
4
8 lessons
Defining and Investigating Contemporary Social Issues
Apply sociological research methodologies to systematically define, operationalize, and analyze complex social issues in contemporary communities.
5
8 lessons
Community Breakdown, Disruption, and Systemic Vulnerability
Examine the internal and external factors that erode social cohesion, disrupt community functioning, and lead to institutional collapse.