After reading this article you will learn about different strategies for the development of various social groups in India:- 1. Women 2. Children 3. Socially Disadvantaged Groups. Development of Women: Women constitute 48 per cent of the total population of the country. They suffer many disadvantages as compared to men in literacy rates, labour participation rates and earnings. The development [...]
The following points highlight the four main types of collective behaviour. The types are: 1. Crowd 2. Mob 3. Audience 4. Publics. Collective Behaviour: Type # 1. Crowd: The most pronounced expression of collective behaviour is found in the crowd. Mac Iver and Page defined a crowd "as a physically compact aggregation of human beings brought into direct, temporary, and [...]
This article throws light upon the four main types of crowd. The types are: 1. The Like-Interest or Casual Crowd 2. The Common-Interest or Action Crowd 3. Expressive Crowd 4. Conventionalized Crowd. Type # 1. The Like-Interest or Casual Crowd: In a like-interest or casual crowd, "there is a common external focus of interest but not a common interest". Thus [...]