Crowd, public ,audience

Crowd, public ,audience

1. CROWD, PUBLIC & AUDIENCe Mr.Allen Anil. Mohite Clinical Instructor PBBSc (N) College Of Nursing Wanless Hospital Miraj 416410

2. While groups like the family, neighborhood and village community are permanent ones, crowds, public and audiences are just temporary groups Such groups are the traits of modern mass societies.

3. CROWD Definitions According to Maclver & Page, crowd is "A physically compact aggregation of human beings brought into direct, temporary, and unorgan1zed contact with one another. It is quickly created and quickly dissolved. According to Lundberg and others, "A crowed is a temporary collection of persons who react to a common focus of attention, and engage in spontaneous interaction"

4. We conclude that crowds are aggregates of people gathered around some focus of attention. They are temporary, easily made, and easily dissolved. Crowds are a common sight in urban centers. Some of them are passive and some very active. In our discussions, we are concerned with the active crowds, some of which may be called mobs too. Though the crowds are classified into various types, by sociologists/social psychologists, the simplest classification is that of ( i ) ordinary crowd and (i1) mob.

5. General Characteristics of Crowd Very briefly, the general characteristics of the crowd are given below It s unorganized, it has no structure. Crowd is transitory and unstable. The role of leader is important in a crowd, especially in an active crowd of the mob type, as is the leader Who will direct and guide the crows action, It has physical presence of' a large number of people. A crowd, especially of the active type, should have common interest, to enable all the members to act together. The crowd should have a focus of attention. It may be an accident spot, a person, or even an idea as we find in a revolutionary crowd  

6. Psychological Characteristics of Crowd The psychological traits of crowd are important, in as much as crowd is a psychological group, more so, in an active crowd. Normal behavior disappears. Some of the psychological traits of an active crowd are as follows

7. Psychological Characteristics of Crowd It has a sense of power It displays intensified emotions. It has high degree of suggestibility Crowd is unmoral, as the moral code does not work in a crowd. The crowd has very low intelligence. There 1s much inter-stimulation in the crowd. It is quite irresponsible. The members of the crowd behave in a very irresponsible manner, and confess later on, "I am sorry I was out of my mind", etc.

8. Different Types of People in Crowd If we analyze minutely, there are different types of people in crowd too. Lawless people : antisocial elements. Impulsive people : are easily led by others. Cautious people: are those who have criminal tendencies. Yielders: who yield to the pressure' of others. Supporters : such people may not take, part in the anti-social activities of the crowd, but support and encourage it. Resistant people: Who try to control or stop the activities of the crowd.

9. PUBLIC

10. PUBLIC The public is merely a psychological group who think and feel about social issues. They are diffused, and are found in far off places. 'They are psychologically united due to some social issues.

11. Definitions Kingsley Davis defines public as "A dispersed group; it is a feeling and thinking group. According to Morris Ginsberg, "The public is an unorganized and amorphous aggregation of individuals who are bound together by common opinions and desires but are too numerous for each to maintain personal relations with the others"

12. Characteristics of the Public We can observe the characteristics of the public through the above definitions, very briefly: Public is a disposed group. It is psychological group. It thinks, feels, and experiences certain common things In pubic, all people do not have unanimous opinion. The members of the public communicate each other through mass media Public is an organized group. There 1s no personal contact in public of course, they can cone together of discuss on a particular issue in the form of an audience

13. Difference between crowd and public Crowd Public Members in close proximity Members are scattered No personal identity Personal identity 1s kept up Absence of thinking It is a thinking group Highly suggestible Not suggestive generally A person can be member of only one crowd at a time A person can be member of different pubic around diverse issues. Highly emotional Not emotional Opinions of a crowd not ac cepted or demanded to take action. Opinions of a public are demanded and accepted in order to help the govt. Or the authority concerned to take action. Life too shore Exists for a longer time Active crowds have leaders . Public does not have a leader . Crowd is irresponsible & im moral and unintelligent. Responsible, moral and intelligent

14. Public Opinion As a result of public, there is public opinion, which is very in modern times of democracy, and propaganda. In fact, our election are measurement of public opinions. Changing public opinions change governments too. According to VV Akolar , public opinion simply refers to that mass of ideas which people have or express on a given issue“ To George A tteberry and others, "public opinion may be thought of as the sum total of the collective. Judgments of all publics"

15. Characteristics of Public Opinion The nature of public opinion may be indicated as below : It is the sum total of peoples opinion on any particular issue. It is formed through a definite process first a dialogue on the issue, then formation of different view-points, the discussions, and finally come to certain majority opini0n. Such opinion may not be unanimous, but the majority usually accepts the views of the majority, and thus, a public opinion is finally formed for action. There is some stability Public opinion is not a unanimous opinion, yet it is a compromise between the majority opinion and minority opinion. Public opinion is usually followed by action

16. Audience

17. Audience This is age of audience as there are meetings all over, including class rooms, public meetings, etc. this is also a psychologically important group that sees, listens, and thinks.

18. Definitions According to VV Akolkar , An audience is a temporary assembly whose members have gathered for u a definite and Similar purpose . Each one come to the spot on account of his or her individual interest.

19. Definitions Some of the important traits of an audience are given below It is an aggregate of people at a particular place and time. It has a pre-determined purpose. It has certain norms, and so, there is some sort of discipline too.

20. Classification of Audience Audiences are of various types as follow Information : seeking audience e.G. . Class room, tv hall, etc. Conversational audience :such audiences are for discussions. Recreational: we have cinema, sports stadium, etc. Religious :this is for religious worship, as in churches, temples and mosques. Political: such audiences are addressed usually by political leaders.

21. Classification of Audience Thus, there are very many types of audience depending upon our interest, religious, political and educational audiences are common in modern society. Students attend classes, and they become audience, there may be few people or large number of people Some sociologists social psychologists have mentioned about hypothetical audience, or say, unreal audience. They are members of a very large audience who cannot see or hear anything. This depends upon the arrangements for the audience e.G. Seating arrangements, loudspeaker arrangements, focus of attention (teacher, film, players, etc.)

22. Difference Between Crowd And Audience Crowd Audience A crowd has no definite purpose Audience has definite purpose Crowd gets collected at its own Planned way No predetermined time or place predetermined place and time No rules of behavior There are rules of conduct Unorganized, uncontrolled Organized & controlled Emotional and suggestible Less emotional and suggestible Low intelligence Intelligent Like-interest group Common interest group Sense of power and unity No sense of power or unity Unstable and transitory Relatively stable & durable.

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