The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind - Hardcover

Le Bon, Gustave

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1515435911 ISBN 13: 9781515435914

Verlag: SMK Books, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

A foundational work examining collective behaviour, group psychology, and the dynamics of mass influence. In The Crowd, Gustave Le Bon analyzes how individuals act when assembled into groups, proposing that collective environments alter perception, judgement, and behaviour. The work develops through a series of observations concerning suggestion, contagion, and the formation of shared beliefs. Le Bon's method emphasizes the contrast between individual reasoning and group response, exploring how emotion, symbolism, and repetition shape collective action. The structure proceeds analytically, outlining characteristics of crowds and their influence within political and social contexts. Positioned within early studies of social and psychological theory, the work has had a lasting impact on discussions of mass movements, persuasion, and public opinion. It remains widely cited in the study of group dynamics and the behaviour of crowds.

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Gustave le Bon was an eminent psychologist and sociologist. In Psychology of Crowds, he explores theories of national traits and behaviour as opposed to the behaviour of individuals.The ideas Le Bon explores in Psychology of Crowds are extremely relevant to to-day's society and were of pivotal importance in the early years of group psychology: Sigmund Freud's Massenpsychologie und Ich-Analyse (1921; English translation Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, 1922) was based on Le Bon's work.Gustave Le Bon was born in Nogent-le-Rotrou on 7th May, 1841. He died in Marnes-la-Coquette on 13th December 1931.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SMK Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1515435911
• ISBN 13: 9781515435914
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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