Mobs

Japanese: mob
Mobs

…Even in modern mass democracies, spontaneous collective violence can occur as an outlet for pent-up discontent, as seen in the black riots in the United States. From the perspective of social group theory, such crowds are sometimes called mobs. When the cause of a riot goes beyond the accumulation of everyday discontent and extends to the lack of prospects for a legitimate change of government, it can easily turn into an organized and planned civil war. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mob" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現代の大衆民主主義社会でも,アメリカの黒人暴動にみられるようにうっ積した不満のはけ口として自然発生的な群集の集団的暴力行使が行われることがある。このような群集は社会集団論の見地からモッブmob(乱衆)と呼ばれることもある。 暴動の原因が単に日常的不満の蓄積にとどまらず,合法的な政権交代の展望の欠如にまでいたると,それは容易に組織的,計画的な内乱へと転化していく。…

※「mob」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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