The Crowd
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Summary
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in social psychology and the phenomena of crowd behavior
- Observers seeking to understand the logic behind collective behavior such as online public opinion and social movements
- Professionals in marketing, public relations, or management who need insight into mass psychology
- Individuals seeking to maintain independent thought amid the flood of information and to guard against their own unconscious conformity
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting rigorous empirical data and a fully modern psychological framework
- Readers unable to accept the historical limitations and biases that may exist in a 19th-century work
Reading tips
- Read Le Bon's views alongside modern and contemporary social psychology experiments (such as Milgram's obedience experiment and Asch's conformity experiment) to consider the continuity and evolution of his theory.
- When reading, distinguish between the book's "descriptive analysis" of crowd psychology and its "evaluative judgments" bearing value assumptions, and absorb them critically.
- Reflect in light of current social media phenomena and trending events, and try to interpret them using the book's conceptual framework, while avoiding simple application.
About the publisher
China Women Publishing House focuses on publishing for women, children and family life. Its books in this collection show a general-reading direction that covers foreign literature, social-science classics, health and inspirational growth, and parenting, balancing classic works with practical titles. Representative books include The Stranger, The Great Gatsby, Kokoro, the full-colour collected edition of Father and Son, What Life Could Mean to You, Parents: The Challenge, The Crowd and The Sleep Solution. Its author resources include foreign writers such as Albert Camus, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Natsume Sōseki, E. O. Plauen and Alfred Adler, as well as Chinese editors and authors such as Lü Yang, Wang Chuang and Yue Ling. Overall, the press features introduced classics and family-growth reading for ordinary readers and parent-child education. Public information is limited, and the above is based mainly on the books held in the collection.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序
- 引言：群体的时代
- 第一卷 群体心理
- 第一章 群体的一般特征——群体精神统一的心理定律
- 第二章 群体的情感与道德
- 第三章 群体的观念、理性思考能力和想象力
- 第四章 群体信仰的宗教形态
- 第二卷 群体的观点与信念
- 第一章 群体观点与信念的间接因素
- 第二章 群体观点的直接因素
- 第三章 群体的领袖及他们的说服方法
- 第四章 群体观点与信念可变性的局限性
- 第三卷 不同群体的分类和描述
- 第一章 群体的分类
- 第二章 犯罪群体
- 第三章 刑事陪审团
- 第四章 选民群体
- 第五章 议会
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About the author
Gustave Le Bon (1841–1931) was a French social psychologist, sociologist, and physicist, and the founder of crowd psychology. He is best known for The Crowd, and he devoted sustained attention to group behavior and national psychology; his theories have had a lasting influence on later social psychology. In the Chinese book market, Le Bon's works circulate in many editions and selections, with 61 related titles held in the collection, commonly classified under psychological research, social psychology, applied psychology, and social science. Readers can find multiple full translations of The Crowd, boxed sets pairing it with psychological classics such as Inferiority or Superiority, The Interpretation of Dreams, and Our Inner Conflicts, as well as collections of humanist thought for general readers. His writing is marked by observational argument and broad judgments; his views are sharp and often controversial, yet they continue to offer a reference point for understanding crowds, public opinion, and social mentality.
