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Psychology of Mob Violence A Careful look at Tale of Two Cities, Race Riots in the U.S., and the London Riots.

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1 Psychology of Mob Violence A Careful look at Tale of Two Cities, Race Riots in the U.S., and the London Riots

2 Crowd Psychology (from Wikipedia) Task: Write down 3 bullet points from the summary Crowd psychology is a branch of social psychology. Ordinary people can typically gain direct power by acting collectively. Historically, because large groups of people have been able to bring about dramatic and sudden social change in a manner that bypasses established due process, they have also provoked political controversy. Social scientists have developed several different theories for explaining crowd psychology, and the ways in which the psychology of the crowd differs significantly from the psychology of those individuals within it.

3 Make a Chart Tale of Two Cities Freedom Riders 1968 or LA Riots London Riots August 2011 Tone Diction Objective of Riot Interesting Facts/Observations

4 Excerpt from Tale of Two Cities We will read the passage as a class from Chapter 21. While we read, please make notes on your chart

5 Example of Mob Violence Freedom Riders (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6J1ssnV 4Bs )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6J1ssnV 4Bs LA Riots 1992 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYPplO 0PwQ )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYPplO 0PwQ London Riot Clip 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP- td3C55Yc )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP- td3C55Yc London Riot Clip 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4DUtD MfymI )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4DUtD MfymI

6 Similarities/Differences Highlight similarities on your chart Star major differences on your chart

7 Read article about the Psychology of Mob Violence What is the authors main claim? Do you agree or disagree with his claim? Why? Article can be found at: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/london-riots-2011- psychological-myths-facts-solutions/story?id=14276532

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