2007-08-26 17:06:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
well it was a question we were discussing in class but i wanted to know what others thought
2007-08-27 09:09:17 · update #1
Like all hysteria its caused by a rumor, a situation that has no final outcome or answers. For example, theres a situation and then a little panic, the person concerned starts ringing a few people and they start ringing other people and no answers have solved the problem and then it escalates out of hand without doing anything, it just derives out of a word spoken. Just like a broadcast saying there is a UFO at the beach, everyone heads there but they don't know if it is really their.I learn t this in collective behavior in sociology.
2007-08-27 21:25:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
terrorist attack
outbreak of deadly illness
serial killer on the loose
random poisinings of water, food,etc
nuclear war
floods
tornado
ebola virus
militia gunmen taking the town over
attack by other country, or aliens (haha)
too many of anything....like birds, bugs, etc
long term loss of power, food or water supply
2007-08-27 08:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by 2 Happily Married Americans 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
terrorist attack disease outbreak serial killer serial rapist child abductions anthing that seems random and likely to happen again inlux of posionous snakes or spiders loss of contact from outside world. Weird occurences that could be linked to aliens or supernatural events crop circles lights etc
2007-08-27 00:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A presidential election!
2007-08-27 01:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by Robert J W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the South, someone wanting to teach evolution in schools.
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2007-08-27 00:35:59 · answer #5 · answered by Wise@ss 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
lol, what class is this for?
2007-08-27 00:13:08 · answer #6 · answered by melon_rose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋