What Is the Critical Difference Between the Deindividuation and the Norm

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the critical difference between the deindividuation and the norm approaches to mob behavior?

• A) The deindividuation approach focuses on frustration whereas norm theories focus on conformity.
• B) The deindividuation approach focuses on in-group processes whereas norm theories focus on inter-group processes.
• C) The deindividuation approach focuses on the loss of social norms in the mob whereas norm theories focus on the development of new social norms.
• D) The deindividuation approach is a cognitive approach to mob behavior whereas norm theory is a sociological approach to mob behavior.

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