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The St. Pauls' riot: An explanation of the limits of crowd action in terms of a social identity model

Reicher, S. D.·1984·European Journal of Social Psychology

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The paper contains a detailed study of the St. Pauls' riots of April 1980. Particular attention is paid to the limits of participation in the event and the limits of crowd action. It is argued that these limits show clear social form and cannot be explained in terms of the individualistic theories that dominate crowd psychology. Instead a model of crowd behaviour based on the social identity model is advanced to account for the observations. It is concluded that crowd behaviour is more sophisticated and creative than hitherto allowed and that the neglect of this field should be remedied.

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Authors
Reicher, S. D.
Venue
European Journal of Social Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1984-01
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
1-21
ISSN
  • 0046-2772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1099-0992
OpenAlex
W2172252186
Cited by
440
References
1
FWCI
15.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed

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