The Idea Of Mob Mentality

Mob Mentality is strange behavior that is displayed when people are in a large group (Smith). People take part in these mobs because, when a group of people are emotional and angry about something, it takes very little for the crowd to break out in violence (Edmonds). In To Kill a Mockingbird mob mentality is apparent in the book. An example of mob mentality is, typically others will follow the initial rioter’s lead (Edmonds). This is shown in To Kill a Mockingbird when Scout guilts the mob into leaving and Mr. Cunningham tells the rest of the mob lets go and they follow right after him (Lee 206). Along with the Jim Crow laws and mob mentality another influence in To Kill a Mockingbird was the Scottsboro

Every single mob acts in a very distinct way, some might perform like other mobs

Mob mentality and herd behavior have a negative behavior on people because of their individuality and rational thinking. People are influenced by others behaviors in a group. They can have negative and positive acts on people having individual thinking and it changes people's rational thinking. In the teleplay “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” written by Rod Serling, the article “When Good people Do Bad Things” written by Ann Trafton, and the article “Why Do People Follow The Crowd” reported by ABC news, when someone does not want to share their own idea they do not feel like sharing as a groups. People can also act differently in a group because they do not want to be embarrassed with others.

Book Report on The New Ethnic Mob by William Kleinknecht The New Ethic Mob by William Kleinknecht explores how the current criminals involved in organized crime are no longer just the Italians. He could be Cuban, Chinese, Russian, African-American, Haitian, or Jamaican. These are the new breed of more sophisticated and more brutal organized criminals. In the preface of the book Kleinknecht states not to mistake this work for a case against immigration in the United States.

The word “Mob” (in terms of sociology) is defined as “a group of persons stimulating one another to excitement and losing ordinary rational control over their activity” (“Mob”). This definition simply describes a group of people who were either directly or indirectly influenced by each other to do something. Similarly, Mob Mentality can be defined as the mentality of people, when they are indirectly motivated by another individual to do something. This slightly chaotic type of mentality, can be both good and bad in different circumstances. Mob Mentality can be a positive occurrence if used in an uplifting sense such as giving a standing applause to someone, but also hindering and distracting if the action occuring is negative like a group of people lying in order to get someone in trouble.

Mob Mentality is describing how people are influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors . The Wave is about a set at Gordon High School over a period of time. He shows his students a documentary on the Holocaust . He gets upset when his students ask him a lot of questions and he doesn't know the answers to it . Mr.Ross decides to try an experiment that will help all of his students to understand how it was possible for the Nazis to gain control without someone stopping them . That's when he created a group called The Wave , to complete logo , mottos and a salute .

Within the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, the low income areas and housing developments are rampant with what we call order maintenance crimes. These are mostly misdemeanor crimes such as drugs, public intoxication, vandalism, loitering, panhandling, and prostitution. These crimes cause disruptions in the community and usually involve the same individuals time after time. Most of the individuals are not from the communities where these violations are committed.

Lee also shows the real-life issue of mob mentality. Mob mentality is when a group of people gather together because they are angry about something. (Smith) In the NPR radio broadcast, It talked about the famous lynching in Indiana. Two teenagers were lynched and 10,000 people witness and enjoyed watching it. (“Strange Fruit: Anniversary of a Lynching”) The townspeople and farmers in the book experienced mob mentality. When Tom was in jail, a mob came to the jail to lynch Tom. Atticus sat out front to protect him. The mob was going to hurt Atticus to get to Tom. If Scout did not interfere, Atticus would have been severely injured. (Lee 172-174) Mob mentality can be directly connected to the Scottsboro

Mob mentality is the process of people being swept up in the moment when with a group and doing a deed a person would otherwise not do by themselves, such as pushing in an evacuation compared to being gentle, attending restaurants because they have more customers, and picking up a habit because other people are doing it (Smith). Furthermore, this theme has been prevalent in the past with lynching. Mob mentality helped the crowd elevate to a level where it would not have gone to before in regards to actions with violence. The crowds in an Indiana lynching went so far as to drag out to black men, beat them, then hang them, one already being dead and the other close to it (“Strange Fruit: Anniversary”). This lynching was captured in the form of a picture showing the people and how they seem elated over their idea of an accomplishment (Beitler). The residents of Lee’s town and its surrounding areas in her novel undergo periods of mob mentality. At the town jail a group of people, including Mr. Cunningham, gather to break Tom out of jail to lynch him. At that point Atticus is already at the scene and tries to talk the mob out of getting him. This goes on until Scout recognizes Mr. Walter Cunningham and starts to make small talk with him about his son and his ongoing entailment. It is then that Walter realizes he is singled out and being looked at as an individual, not just a portion of the mob. Because of that revelation, he calls off the mob and the group leaves Tom alone until his trial (Lee). From this excerpt of Lee’s book, the concept of mob mentality can be connected to her novel and the real world, as can the idea of

Mobs come up in present day as well as history. One such mob is people recently protesters against the government. They fear that their values will be taken or changed by the new people in charge.

To begin, social deviance is defined as to any violation of norms such as minor ones like getting a speeding ticket, or as serious as a murder. Then, social control is defined as formal and informal means of enforcing norms in a group. The conflict relationship between social deviance and social control is that conflict theorists regard power and social inequality as the main characteristic of society. It was given as an example from the book that when the power elite was to break a norm, the criminal justice system does not enforce strict punishment on the executives of cooperation because the criminal justice system doesn't want to outrage the working class so that's why power elite have a bypass not having to go to court or be imprison only

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Though these criminal groups are no longer made up of only a couple of different races, they tend to still keep the “mob” mentality, meaning they still handle things outside of the law in many ways as well. Often when a member of one of these groups is harmed by another person or member of another group it can start a war between the groups, or even cause that single person to be harmed or even killed. These groups do not take matters to the police but take matters in to their own hands and this is where the “mob mentality” comes in to play. These actions also take place within a group itself; for example, say one person is caught stealing money because he or she believes they are owed more by their “boss”. This person is likely to be killed for this act in order to make an example so that the chain of command and order stays intact, this is another way they use intimidation to control the outcome of any situation (Senator Estes Kefauver, 1961).

History has shown us how words evolve over time, like the word flirt. The word “flirt” has come a long way, just about 500 years ago, flirting was flicking something away or flicking open a fan or otherwise making a brisk or jerky motion. Now it involves playing with people’s emotions, sometimes it may feel like your heart is getting jerked around in the process. I have no doubt the word gang has also evolved. For example, I remember growing up and hearing the word “gang” without caution of being looked as a criminal. The word "gang" was used as an organized group of coworkers, friends, or family. Yet, today in the United States, the word “gang” has evolved into something more than an organized group. A gang is now a group of good friends or family