Collective Behavior in Mass Incidents: a study of contemporary China.

Mass incidents are inevitable in contemporary China and the first thing we should learn is to adopt a correct attitude towards them. Based on the three elements—activity, interaction and sentiment—of collective behaviors in 52 mass incidents in China during 2007–2011, we find that collective behavio...

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Published in:	Journal of Contemporary China Vol. 23; no. 88; pp. 715 - 736
Main Authors:	Wei, Jiuchang, Zhou, Lei, Wei, Yufang, Zhao, Dingtao
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2014
Subjects:	China Homans, George Caspar Human Group, The (Book) Public demonstrations Collective behavior Resistance to government Group formation Social interaction Emotions & society Social conditions in China Demonstrations in the press
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