Your Classmate Argues,when Discussing Crowd Violence,that New Norms for Behaviour

question 19

Multiple Choice

Your classmate argues,when discussing crowd violence,that new norms for behaviour result from messages between group members and people respond to the moods and actions of those around them.You classmate is,in all likelihood,a/an _____ theorist.

• A)convergence theory
• B)emergent norm theory
• C)contagion theory
• D)value-added theory

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