Group action (sociology)

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In sociology, group action is the situation in which a large number of people in a given area behave simultaneously in a similar way in order to achieve a common goal; their actions are usually coordinated.

Group action will probably take place when various individuals realise that they are more likely to achieve their goal when acting together rather than individually. A special form of group action is called a social movement.

Group action differs from group behaviours, which are uncoordinated, and also from mass actions, which are more limited in place.

[edit] See also

• horizontal movement
• social action
• Collective effervescence