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| Nonroutine behavior that is engaged in by large numbers of people responding to a common stimulus. |
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| Organized collective behavior aimed at changing or reforming social institutions or the social order itself. |
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| A large number of people who are gathered together in close proximity to one another. |
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| A large number of people who are all oriented toward a set of shared symbols or social objects. |
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| A set of changes in the political structures and leadership of a society. |
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| A complete transformation of the social order, including the institutions of government and the system of stratification. |
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| Deprivation as determined by comparison with others rather than by some objective measure. |
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| A special quality or "gift" that motivates people to follow a particular leader. |
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| The sphere of nongovernmental, nonbusiness social activity carried out by voluntary associations, congregations and the like. |
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| A term used to describe the changes that societies and individuals experience as a result of industrialization, urbanization and the development of nation-states. |
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| A large population of potential spectators or participants who engage in collective behavior. |
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| The values and attitudes held by mass publics. |
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