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| the relatively spontaneous social behavior tha toccurs when people try to develop common solutions to unclear situtations |
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| a gathering of people who have limited interaction with one another and do not share clearly defined converntional norms or a sense of group unity |
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| a temporary gathering of people who are in close enough promiximity to interact |
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| an emotionally charged collectivity whose members are united by a specific destructive or violent goal |
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| a collection of people who erupt into generalized destructive behavior, the result of which is a social disorder |
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| a spontaneous and uncoordinated group of action to escape some perceived threat |
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| occurs when people become fearful-often without reason- about behavior that appears to threaten society's core values |
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