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Mob Rule or the Wisdom of the Crowd?

By Lita Sorensen

Book information

Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Year
2019
ISBN
9781534506398, 2019022600, 9781534506381, 9781534506374
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1751087 bytes)
Series
At Issue
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-06 14:15:04
Sociology; Young Adult Nonfiction; YAN052060

Description

One of the tenets of democracy is that everyone has a voice in decision making and that the decisions made are what the majority wants. Many argue that wisdom of the crowd prevails in democracies, but are political decisions actually reached by a clear consensus, or does angry factionalism prevent this? Does irrational mob rule cause people to gang together and lash out against the opposition? Are the majority of citizens satisfied with the political situation? This volume explores whether political organization is possible without the force of mob rule, as well as how contemporary political events fit into this debate.

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