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crowd

crowd In this historical psychology usage, a crowd is a group whose members act together in a relatively occasional and temporary way, rather than through more settled or enduring forms of social organization.

In this historical psychology usage, a crowd is a group whose members act together in a relatively occasional and temporary way, rather than through more settled or enduring forms of social organization. In sociology, it is an incidental gathering held together by an external and short-lived bond; a more capricious and violent crowd was termed a mob.