Being a site for the study of the elementary forms of collective behavior (such as riots, panics, fads, crazes, fashions, and public opinion). Also, the study of social movements, wars, and revolutions.
Myanmar imposes curfew, bans assembly - Yahoo! News: "YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military leaders imposed a nighttime curfew and banned gatherings of more than five people Tuesday after 35,000 Buddhist monks and their supporters defied the junta's warnings and staged another day of anti-government protests."
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La. Protests Hark Back to '50s, '60s - eSearchNet News: "It had many of the signs of the early civil rights protests _ militant slogans, upraised clenched fists and multitudes of police _ but none of the hate and fear-drenched campaigns in Selma, Little Rock and Montgomery."
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Thousands rally to support 'Jena 6' - CNN.com: "JENA, Louisiana (CNN) -- Thousands of protesters gathered in Jena, Louisiana, Thursday to show support for the 'Jena 6,' six black teens charged in the beating of a white classmate."
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Professor of Sociology University of Texas at Arlington
