Ask Question
10 September, 21:58

Which of the following is not characteristic of crowds?

A. For the most part they are largely unable to become organized.

B. The individuals involved are often seen as unstable and prone to being swept up in emotion.

C. People in crowds may seem to have lost their individuality and engage in herdlike behavior.

D. They have a common focus.

+2
Answers (1)
  1. 11 September, 01:34
    0
    Option B

    Explanation:

    From the definition of a crowd, A crowd is large group of people arranged in an unorganized way.

    Just to add, A crowd is formed when their is particular interest, something must bring people together, i. e a crowd cant exist without an interest.

    So from the question above, one characteristics of crowd is the existence of a common focus, which makes option D a characteristics of a crowd.

    Secondly, Most crowd are always not organised, and the behavior of such crowd, most times is always herd like, which makes option A and C a characteristics of a crowd.

    Only option B explains that individuals involved are often seen as unstable and are prone to being swept up in emotion, this does not happen happen in all cases of a crowd, they are interested in a common goal, yes they can unstable and sometimes they can be stable, it all depends on the interest and mannerism, so option B does not explain a characteristics of a crowd.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Get an answer to your question ✅ “Which of the following is not characteristic of crowds? A. For the most part they are largely unable to become organized. B. The ...” in 📙 Social Studies if there is no answer or all answers are wrong, use a search bar and try to find the answer among similar questions.
Search for Other Answers