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Sociological theory
Collective behavior constitutes social processes and events which do not reflect existing social structure (laws, conventions, and institutions), but
Collective_behavior
Collective behavior that achieves short-lived popularity
A fad, trend, or craze is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation, or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically
Fad
Branch of social psychology
the individual members of the crowd and of the crowd as a collective social entity. The behavior of a crowd is much influenced by deindividuation (seen as
Crowd_psychology
Behavior of groups without centralized direction
Herd behavior is the behavior of individuals in a group acting collectively without centralized direction. The term refers to behavior in animals in herds
Herd_behavior
Animal cognition
Collective animal behaviour is a form of social behavior involving the coordinated behavior of large groups of similar animals as well as emergent properties
Collective_animal_behavior
American AI entrepreneur (born 1983)
Network-Scale Electrophysiology: Measuring and Understanding the Collective Behavior of Neural Circuits (Thesis). "Dario Amodei, PhD". The Hertz Foundation
Dario_Amodei
Type of mathematical model
subsequently developed by Schelling, Axelrod, and Granovetter to model collective behavior. Schelling used a special case of Sakoda's model to describe the
Threshold_model
1973 unidentified creature
example of collective behavior where a group or crowd can be affected by the spread of "group emotions" such as "panics, hysterias, collective visions,
Enfield_Monster
Concept in condensed matter physics
describe a collective behavior of a group of particles that can be treated as if they were a single particle. Formally, quasiparticles and collective excitations
Quasiparticle
Chaotic collective behavior involving throwing food at each other
A food fight is a form of chaotic collective behavior, in which foods are thrown at others in the manner of projectiles. Food fights may be impromptu
Food_fight
Indian-American computer scientist
biological multi-agent systems: models of multicellular morphogenesis, collective insect behavior. This work lies at the intersection of computer science (AI/robotics)
Radhika_Nagpal
Sociological concept coined by Émile Durkheim
psychology Collective action Collective behavior Collective consciousness Collective hysteria Collective intelligence Echo chamber (media) Herd behavior Herd
Collective_effervescence
Collective behaviour of entities that swarm
David JT (2010) Collective Animal Behavior Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14843-4. Vicsek A, Zafeiris A (2012). "Collective motion". Physics
Swarm_behaviour
Array of every physical action and observable emotion associated with humans
behavior encompass identity expression and intimate relationships. Collective behavior emerges in groups, crowds, and social movements, often differing
Human_behavior
Voluntary abstention from using a product or service
needed] The sociology of collective behavior is concerned with causes and conditions pertaining to behavior carried out by a collective, as opposed to an individual
Boycott
Swarming behaviour of birds when flying or foraging
Flocking is the behavior exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight. Sheep and goats also exhibit flocking behavior. Flocking
Flocking
American biologist
Lab study the behavior and ecology of ant colonies, specifically red harvester ants. She has extensively researched collective behavior, how colonies
Deborah_M._Gordon
Main group of bicycle riders
air resistance." A peloton is a complex system, which means that collective behavior emerges from simple rules of cyclists' interactions. Pelotons are
Peloton
Shared beliefs and ideas in society
considered collective consciousness includes solidarity attitudes, memes, extreme behaviors like group-think and herd behavior, and collectively shared experiences
Collective_consciousness
Artificial life algorithm
Evidence for Evolution. Swarm intelligence – Collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems Collective cell migration Artificial life – Field
Boids
Spread of illness without organic cause
South Carolina. Miller, David L. (2013). Introduction to Collective Behavior and Collective Action (3rd ed.). Waveland Press. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-4786-1095-3
Mass_psychogenic_illness
Bacterial behavior
Bacteria collective motion refers to the collective behavior of bacteria observed in the bacteria world. Collective motion (or collective behavior) is a
Bacteria_collective_motion
Group sharing social or political objectives
below. Chronologically they include: Marxist theory (1880s) collective behavior/collective action theories (1950s) relative deprivation theory (1960s)
Social_movement
Political movement of paramilitary groups in the US
Rodeheaver. Militias in the New Millennium A Test of Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior Page 61. Weeber, Stan C. + Rodeheaver, Daniel G. Sociological Quarterly
American_militia_movement
Process of forming order by local interactions
occurs across various fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, collective behavior, ecology, communication networks, robotics, artificial intelligence
Self-organization
Unpredictable phenomenon in complex systems
Superorganism – Group of synergistic organisms Swarm intelligence – Collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems System of systems – Collection
Emergence
American sociologist
the University of California, Irvine. His research has addressed collective behavior, social movements, homelessness and poverty, social psychology, culture
David_A._Snow
American sociologist (1900–1987)
of sociology: collective behavior. This now developed area of inquiry is devoted to the exploration of collective action and behavior that is not yet
Herbert_Blumer
American sociologist (1930–2017)
sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. His research was on collective behavior, sociological theory, economic sociology, sociology of education
Neil_Smelser
Spontaneous ordered movement of independent agents
and show collective behavior. Micromotors or nanomotors can interact with self-generated gradients and exhibit schooling and exclusion behavior. For example
Collective_motion
American sociologist (1931–2012)
Mobilization: an International Journal. Zald served as chairs of the Collective Behavior and Social Movements section of the American Sociological Association
Mayer_Zald
Action or behavior that violates social norms
popularly used means to achieve those goals. Often, non-routine collective behavior (rioting, rebellion, etc.) is said to map onto economic explanations
Deviance_(sociology)
System of multiple interacting agents
The goal of an ABM is to search for explanatory insight into the collective behavior of agents (which do not necessarily need to be "intelligent") obeying
Multi-agent_system
Slime bacterium
behavior on other microorganisms. These bacteria source carbon from lipids rather than sugars. They exhibit various forms of self-organizing behavior
Myxococcus_xanthus
System composed of many interacting components
its collective behaviors and how the system interacts and forms relationships with its environment. The study of complex systems regards collective, or
Complex_system
System whose behavior is not automatically predictable from its parts
the behavior of the ensemble may not be predictable according to the behavior of the components. It is adaptive in that the individual and collective behavior
Complex_adaptive_system
Topics referred to by the same term
trendy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A trend is a form of collective behavior in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for
Trend_(disambiguation)
American sociologist
Article Award from the American Sociological Association section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Amenta's other books include When Movements
Edwin_Amenta
Spontaneous, unsolicited and uncritical imitation of another's behavior
information. A variety of behavioral contagion mechanisms were incorporated in models of collective human behavior. Behavioral contagion has been attributed
Behavioral_contagion
Study and implementation of techniques that affect organizational change
beliefs that influence members' collective behavior), organizational culture (the deeply-seated norms, values, and behaviors that members share) and organizational
Organization_development
Group who have gathered for a common purpose or intent
and surveillance. Society portal Agent-based social simulation Collective animal behavior Crowd counting Crowd collapses and crushes Crowdfunding Crowd
Crowd
century to describe how persuasion worked as a phenomenon of human collective behavior. Because a distinctive function of public communication is to advance
Suggestion_theory
Topics referred to by the same term
Behavior theory can refer to: The collective behavior theory, in sociology, the social processes and events which do not reflect existing social structure
Behavior_theory
Indian-American electrical engineer
strategy used by many other predators. His current research focuses on collective behavior in biological systems and its applications to engineered systems
P._S._Krishnaprasad
Collective cell migration describes the movements of group of cells and the emergence of collective behavior from cell-environment interactions and cell-cell
Collective_cell_migration
Colombian politician and educator
designs and implements actions to achieve voluntary changes in collective behavior. Mockus was born in Bogotá. He holds a 1972 Bachelor of Arts degree
Antanas_Mockus
American sociologist (1925 – 1993)
as a member of the “Second Chicago School", Davis's studies into collective behavior, stigmatization, and cultural change have left an enduring mark on
Fred_Davis_(sociologist)
Study of circular causal processes
technological systems. Two foundational articles were published in 1943: "Behavior, Purpose and Teleology" by Arturo Rosenblueth, Norbert Wiener, and Julian
Cybernetics
1951 film by Russell Rouse
and Maidie Norman. It tackles the issues of racial tensions and collective behavior. Produced on a modest budget with a cast that includes some unknown
The_Well_(1951_film)
Psychological tendency to exaggerate the positive image of one's social group
their identities through rewarding group-building behavior (this is positive reinforcement). Collective narcissism predicts retaliatory hostility to past
Collective_narcissism
Topics referred to by the same term
people who ‘mindlessly’ follow those in power Swarm intelligence, the collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, natural or artificial The
Hive_mind
Allelomimetic behavior, or allomimetic behavior, is a range of activities in which the performance of a behavior increases the probability of that behavior being
Allelomimetic_behavior
Informal understanding of acceptable conduct
subsumed under: "a collective evaluation of behavior in terms of what it ought to be" "a collective expectation as to what behavior will be" "particular
Social_norm
Movement to obtain a political goal
A political movement is a collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy or social values. Political movements are usually in opposition
Political_movement
Section of the American Sociological Association
Collective Behavior and Social Movements (CBSM) is a section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) composed of sociologists who focus on the
Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the ASA
Collective_Behavior_and_Social_Movements_Section_of_the_ASA
Type of white blood cell
inflammation, tissue repair, and cancer, and exhibit coordinated collective behavior. They are also known as neutrocytes, heterophils or polymorphonuclear
Neutrophil
Insects of the order Blattodea
accepted the collective decision on where to hide, even if this was an unusually lit place. When reared in isolation, German cockroaches show behavior that is
Cockroach
Application of complexity theory to strategy
static entities. They are adaptive; in that, the individual and collective behavior mutate and self-organize corresponding to a change-initiating micro-event
Complexity theory and organizations
Complexity_theory_and_organizations
Examining complex systems as a whole
points—places in the system where a small change could lead to a large shift in behavior".— Donella Meadows, (2008) Thinking In Systems: A Primer p.145 ...What
Systems_thinking
American sociologist (born 1951)
Sociological Association's Collective Behavior and Social Movements section. Barkan's work focuses on criminology and the collective behavior of social movements
Steven_Barkan
Collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems
Swarm intelligence (SI) is the collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, natural or artificial. The concept is employed in work on
Swarm_intelligence
Process where information about current status is used to influence future status
can have very complex behaviors, such as chaotic behaviors in non-linear systems, while others have much more predictable behaviors, such as those that
Feedback
Condensed matter physics model involving only closed loops
condensed matter physics, a string-net is an extended object whose collective behavior has been proposed as a physical mechanism for topological order by
String-net_liquid
Matter behavior at system scale
published in 2025. Active gels Dense active matter Collective motion Collective animal behavior Collective cell migration Motility induced phase separation
Active_matter
American sociologist
has especially had extensive involvement in the ASA's Section on Collective Behavior & Social Movements. Between 2007 and 2014, he has served on its council
David Cunningham (sociologist)
David_Cunningham_(sociologist)
Process of achieving a goal by overcoming obstacles
has characterized the development of science. Swarm intelligence – Collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems System dynamics – Study
Problem_solving
Granovetter’s work on the strength of weak ties and threshold models of collective behavior, as well as Duncan Watts and Steve Strogatz’s work on small world
Complex_contagion
Psychological phenomenon
knowledge of the contagion process and the theoretical approaches to collective behavior. The June bug epidemic serves as a classic example of hysterical
Hysterical_contagion
American sociologist (1929–2008)
view that societies are not connected with each other The view that collective behavior can be explained in terms of the mental state of individuals The
Charles_Tilly
Social insects related to cockroaches
Termite colonies are commonly described as superorganisms due to the collective behaviors of the individuals which form a self-governing entity: the colony
Termite
Dutch psychologist and communication scholar
mass psychology and collective behavior sociology, in line with complex adaptive systems and chaos theory in Collective behavior and public opinion –
Jaap_van_Ginneken
System where changes of output are not proportional to changes of input
counterintuitive, contrasting with much simpler linear systems. Typically, the behavior of a nonlinear system is described in mathematics by a nonlinear system
Nonlinear_system
American sociologist (born 1938)
department 1992–1996. He has worked in the areas of race and ethnicity, collective behavior and social movements, law and society and surveillance studies. Marx
Gary_T._Marx
Researcher in network science and related at the University of Pennsylvania
focuses on social networks, collective intelligence, behavior change, and complex contagions. He is the author of How Behavior Spreads: The Science of Complex
Damon_Centola
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Food Fight may refer to: Food fight, a form of chaotic collective behavior in which food is thrown at others Foodfight! a 2012 animated film
Food_Fight
understand how movement, bodily relations, spatial organization, and collective behavior structure and transform social life. The term has evolved across
Social_choreography
German-American mathematician and physicist
combines applied mathematics, physics, and biology to understand collective behavior in complex systems. Dunkel earned diplomas in physics and mathematics
Jörn_Dunkel
Physical models of filtering under forces such as gravity
continuous phase transitions which are characterized by the same type of collective behavior on large scales. Directed percolation is probably the simplest universality
Directed_percolation
1840s fan frenzy for composer Franz Liszt
department, a man of great genius and originality". Stendhal syndrome Collective behavior Fad Beatlemania Lisztomania (film) "Lisztomania" (song) Keller, Johanna
Lisztomania
Problem-solving method
generalization, specialization, analogy. [...] Heuristic discusses human behavior in the face of problems [... that have been] preserved in the wisdom of
Heuristic
Sociological theory
change. He argued that six things were necessary and sufficient for collective behavior to emerge, and that social movements must evolve through the following
Value-added_theory
Mathematical biologist
Princeton. "Evolution selects for 'loners' that hang back from collective behavior—at least in slime molds". phys.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19. "Corina
Corina_Tarnita
American sociologist
1919–April 5, 2014) was an American sociologist who researched collective behavior and social movements. He served as president of the American Sociological
Ralph_H._Turner
modern society as a tool for shaping public perception and managing collective behavior. The use of propaganda dates back to early forms of mass communication
Propaganda_through_media
Self-sustaining action that creates growth
the conditions under which reciprocal behavior is started within collective groups, and how reciprocal behavior becomes self-sustaining. Recent technology
Critical_mass_(sociodynamics)
Academic journal
reviews of books concerned mainly with protests, social movements, and collective behavior. In 2017 Interface was listed by Stefan Berger and Holger Nehrin
Interface: A Journal for and About Social Movements
Interface:_A_Journal_for_and_About_Social_Movements
sociology of crime, the term collective efficacy refers to the ability of members of a community to control the behavior of individuals and groups in
Collective_efficacy
interaction of agents (social or biological) and their emergent collective behavior. Swarm was initially developed at the Santa Fe Institute in the mid-1990s
Swarm_(simulation)
Concept in social psychology
theory seeks to provide an explanation for a variety of antinormative collective behavior, such as witch hunts, violent crowds and lynch mobs. There are a
Deindividuation
Approach of social movements
MoveOn.org allows viewers to start their own petitions, a form of collective behavior, which could potentially start a social movement of its own. MoveOn
Political_opportunity
American condensed matter physicist
research focuses on emergent properties of matter arising from the collective behavior of many particles, especially low-dimensional phenomena under low
Eva_Andrei
disengagement, gender approaches to social movements and activism, collective behavior, demonstrations, maintenance of order, police and repression and
Olivier_Fillieule
Study of behavior of groups
of the behavior of groups and of the interactions of individual group members, aiming to understand the emergence of complex social behaviors among microorganisms
Social_dynamics
Software for simulating particle physics events
than a few leptons and hadrons (e.g. heavy-ion collisions), the collective behavior of the system would involve a phenomenological description that also
Event_generator
Type of stochastic process
precisely IPS are continuous-time Markov jump processes describing the collective behavior of stochastically interacting components. IPS are the continuous-time
Interacting_particle_system
Thinking in terms of destiny or purpose
an open, non-deterministic result caused by the situation and the collective behavior in response to it. Teleological-based "grand narratives" are renounced
Teleology
ISSN 0884-8971. JSTOR 684803. Retrieved 2026-02-07. ASA section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Mobilization journal Research in Social Movements
List_of_social_movements
mobilization theory. His research and teaching interests include Collective Behavior and Social Movements; Policing of the Public Order; Formal Organizations;
John_D._McCarthy
American sociologist (1864–1944)
Societies, Glencoe Ill: The Free Press 1967: On Social Control and Collective Behavior, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, ISBN 978-1-135-54381-5 1969:
Robert_E._Park
an intelligent mobile robot as cheap and small as possible Study collective behavior with a large quantity of robots Acquire knowledge in highly integrated
Alice_mobile_robot
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