The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind

*The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind* by Gustave Le Bon explores how group mentality influences individual behavior. It argues that when people gather in crowds, their individual rationality diminishes, leading to emotional, impulsive, and sometimes irrational actions. The collective mind becomes more suggestible, easily influenced by leaders or ideas, often resulting in behaviors that individuals might not exhibit alone. Le Bon’s work highlights the power of crowds in shaping social and political movements, emphasizing the importance of understanding crowd psychology in managing societal dynamics.