From The crowd : a study of the popular mind, by Gustave Le Bon. Originally published 1895. Republished by Dover in 2002:
“A few typical and distinct categories of crowds” are listed beyond this classification:
- Criminal crowds
- Criminal juries
- Electoral crowds
- Parliamentary assemblies
Hmmm….
Do the hetrogenous groups correspond to syntagmatic or associative membership, whereas the homogenous ones are paridigmatic?
Just want to say “hi” from Manchester, UK.
Any connection to information seeking behavior with these differentiation of groups?
Everytime I am listening to The Cure I go back to that cateloging powerpoint slide of the Cure you made in class. You are probably the first instructor to use them as an example in a powerpoint slide.
I was just listening to The Cure on Myspace and all their songs seem to be live recordings. Amazing I tell you. They are absolutely a flawless band.