The Evolution of Collective Behavior: A Dramaturgical Presentation

Authors

Rodger A. Bates, Clayton State UniversityFollow

Publication Date

March 2016

Abstract

The evolution of collective behavior is examined through a dramaturgical presentation in the form of the minutes of faculty meeting between Plato, Skinner and a number of sociologists. The strengths and weaknesses of a number of traditional perspectives are illustrated along with the emergence new forms of collective behavior in the 21^st century.