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Sociological theory
Collective behavior constitutes social processes and events which do not reflect existing social structure, but which emerge in a "spontaneous" way. More broadly, it can include the behavior of cells, social animals like birds and fish, and insects including ants. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Collective behaviorA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Visualizing interfacial collective reaction behaviour of Li–S batteriesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: LolitaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Threshold Models of Collective BehaviorCited 4,247 times
- Go sideways: Shared intentionalityA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Extended mind thesisA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Threshold Models of Collective Behavior
Computational models of collective behavior
Stewardship of global collective behavior
Collective Behavior and Team Performance
Collective models of household behavior
The Ecology of Collective Behavior
Collective Behavior
Collective behavior of inanimate boats
🆕 Influential since 2022
Visualizing interfacial collective reaction behaviour of Li–S batteries
Emotional processes, collective behavior, and social movements: A meta-analytic review of collective effervescence outcomes during collective gatherings and demonstrations
Collective behavior of swarmalators on a ring
Fish waves as emergent collective antipredator behavior
A physics perspective on collective animal behavior
📚 Books worth reading
LolitaVladimir Nabokov · 1777
StruwwelpeterHeinrich Hoffmann · 1865
Psychologie des foulesGustave Le Bon · 1896
Le petit NicolasJean-Jacques Sempé, René Goscinny · 1960
ChaosJames Gleick · 1987
Forty studies that changed psychologyRoger R. Hock, Roger R. Hock · 1992
OliviaIan Falconer · 2000
Masse und MachtElias Canetti · 1960
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