Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ384833
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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From Crowds to Mobs: School Desegregation in New Orleans--A Case Study of Collective Behavior.
Wieder, Alan
Equity and Excellence, v24 n1 p4-7 Fall 1988
Analyzes and explains the change of a crowd into a mob. Uses as a case study the behavior of crowds involved in the integration of two previously all-White elementary schools in New Orleans (Louisiana). Emphasizes the role of the White students who continued to attend the schools. (FMW)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Blacks, Case Studies, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Schools, Equal Education, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Norms, Racial Bias, Racial Factors, Racial Integration, School Desegregation, Social Psychology, Urban Schools, White Students, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans)
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