Contagion theory argues that crowds have a hypnotic effect on individuals, causing them to act in ways that they ordinarily woul
d not. Do you agree or disagree with this theory? Why or why not? Do you think that one of the other theories presented better describes collective behavior?
During an organized crowd it is usually found that individuals are less likely to respond as single individuals and they are more likely to move as a crowd. In these instances. The pressure of whatever moral standing or belief that they hold are lost to the movement of the crowd. These persons ignore their own feelings in the process.
Other theories of collective behaviour is the mob, crowd and riot theory. All these categories are justified in their own right to explain the mechanisms of the organization, execution and dissolution of these individuals.
