You are at a football game with your friends, though you aren't a football fan. Nonetheless, when "the wave" comes your way, you stand up and take part. Afterward, you feel surprised that you did such a silly thing that you don't really even enjoy. A sociologist explains that you were influenced by the behavior of those close to you, which is called ________ theory.
a. convergence
b. mass collective
c. contagion
d. emergent norm
Collective behavior is a term used to describe when large numbers of individuals engage in a set of behaviors that are spontaneous and where individuals can act being influenced by the mass or not.
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