crowd
Let an agent explain crowds and crowd behaviour, relay crowd psychology, crowd safety and management from academic and safety sources with attribution, describe kinds from mass gatherings to mobs, and distinguish crowds from organised groups, audiences and the misfiled aliases.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain crowds and crowd behaviour, relay crowd psychology, crowd safety and management from academic and safety sources with attribution, describe kinds from mass gatherings to mobs, and distinguish crowds from organised groups, audiences and the misfiled aliases.
A large group of people gathered together in one place, from mass gatherings at events and pilgrimages to spontaneous assemblies, studied in crowd psychology and crowd safety, including angry mobs and extremist crowds as forms of collective behaviour; the registry aliases also list a Japanese organised crime group and a meeting structure, which are different concepts and appear misfiled.
What it is for: Not applicable; a social formation.
It can be explain the concept and kinds; relay crowd psychology and safety; describe management; distinguish related groups.
Distinguishing features
Physical co-presence
Collective behaviour
Safety risks
Contested theories
What it looks like
A dense gathering of people.
Physical character
dangerous density: above about 5 people per square metre
Le Bon s The Crowd: 1895 year
Hajj attendance: about 2 million - typical
How it is recognised
Large group gathered in one place
Mass gatherings, angry mobs, extremist crowds
Organised groups have structure; an audience attends a performance; a crime syndicate and a meeting structure are different concepts
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is studied in - as collective behaviour
is managed by - at events
is contrasted with - attending a performance
In practice
Families and kinds
mass gatherings at events, sport and religion
spontaneous crowds and assemblies
protest crowds
angry mobs and riotous crowds
extremist crowds
online crowds as an extension
Standards and regulation
Event safety guidance such as the UK Green Guide
WHO mass gathering guidance
Public order laws
Failure modes and hazards
Crowd crushes and disasters
Stereotyping crowds as irrational
Registry aliases naming unrelated concepts
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.crowd-group
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a crowd is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a crowd, and how do mass gatherings, mobs and extremist crowds differ from organised groups and audiences? definition
- Is the question about crowds, a kind, safety or a misfiled alias? boundary
Behaviour
Crowd behaviour.
Behaviour
Behaviour.
- How do crowds behave, and what do modern theories say against the classic irrational crowd view, with positions attributed? definition
- Which entry fits crowd psychology? action
Safety Crowd safety.
Regulation.
Risks
Risks.
Risks
Risks.
- How do crowd crushes happen, and what have disasters taught, as inquiries report? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Management
Management.
Management
Management.
- How are crowds planned for and managed at events and mass gatherings? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Society Crowds in society.
Attribution.
Protest
Protest and mobs.
Protest
Protest.
- How do protest crowds and mobs form, and how do authorities respond, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Religion
Religious gatherings.
Religion
Religion.
- How are pilgrimages and religious mass gatherings organised safely? provenance
- Which entry fits mass gathering? action
Context History and misfiled aliases.
Context.
History
History of ideas.
History
History.
- How did Le Bon, Tarde, Canetti and later researchers theorise crowds? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of crowd psychology? action
Misfiled
Misfiled aliases.
Misfiled
Misfiled.
- What are the Japanese organised crime group and meeting structure aliases, and where should they be covered? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific alias? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should mass gathering, mob and crowd psychology be separate primary entries?
- How should academic and safety sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming a crime group and a meeting structure, which appear misfiled and should be moved