Everett Dean Martin – författare

This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:The Social Contract (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind (Gustave Le Bon)The Psychology of Revolution (Gustave Le Bon)Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (Charles Mackay)Instincts of the Herd in Peace and War (Wilfred Trotter)The Behavior of Crowds: A Psychological Study (Everett Dean Martin)Crowds: A Moving-Picture of Democracy (Gerald Stanley Lee)The Group Mind: A Sketch of the Principles of Collective Psychology (William McDougall)Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century.Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century.Gustave Le Bon was a French polymath whose areas of interest included anthropology, psychology, sociology, medicine, invention, and physics.Wilfred Trotter was an English surgeon, a pioneer in neurosurgery. He was also known for his concept of the herd instinct.Everett Dean Martin was an American minister, writer, journalist, instructor, lecturer and social psychologist.Gerald Stanley Lee was an American Congregational clergyman and the author of numerous books and essays.William McDougall was an early 20th century psychologist who spent the first part of his career in the United Kingdom and the latter part in the USA.Charles Mackay was a Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter.

Everett Dean Martin presented in this book what he saw as the dilemma of the modern age: a technological information revolution that made it possible, in the absence of an adequate educational system, to influence ignorant men and women with propaganda and half-truths.Everett Dean Martin was an American minister, writer, journalist, instructor, lecturer, social psychologist, social philosopher, and an advocate of adult education.

"The Behavior of Crowds: A Psychological Study" is a book written by Everett Dean Martin. The aim of the book is to explain the psychological processes that underlie the behavior of crowds. Martin contends that a loss of uniqueness and a blending of identities into a single entity are characteristics of crowds. A strong emotional contagion is produced by this blending, and it has the potential to cause illogical conduct. Crowds, according to Martin, are also open to suggestion, especially from charismatic leaders or other persons who are able to tap into the crowd's emotions and control them. Martin names a number of elements—such as anonymity, suggestibility, mimicry, and emotional contagion—that might affect how people behave in large groups. Along with the possibility for crowds to act violently or destructively, he also emphasizes the importance of leaders in crowd behavior. In general, Martin's work offers insightful information on the psychology of crowds and the variables that might affect their behavior. The work remains relevant today and has been referenced by numerous academics and researchers in the area of psychology and social psychology.