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jilianpiloj

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Contagion theory holds that_______________ ______.
 
  a. people are less likely to engage in antisocial behavior in a crowd because they feel they are being observed
 b. a crowd takes on a life of its own that is larger than the beliefs or actions of any one person
 c. crowds encourage individuals to take responsibility for themselves and others
 d. crowds are easily dispersed once the initial contagion passes

Question 2

argued that people are more likely to engage in antisocial behaviors in a crowd because they are anonymous and feel invulnerable.
 
  a. Le Bon
 b. Hadley Cantrel
 c. Georg Simmel
 d. Talcott Parsons



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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