Brown, RW

Japanese: Brown,R.W.(英語表記)BrownRW
Brown, RW

...It originates from Pan, the patron god of sheep and cattle in Greek mythology. In the narrow sense, it refers to an aimless flight from danger, and for example, N. Smelser (1930-) defines it as a "collective flight based on hysterical beliefs," and RW Brown (1915-) defines it as an "emotional and irrational flight response." A typical situation in which this occurs is a fire in a theater or movie theater. For example, in the 1942 fire at the Coconut Grove Theater in Boston, the audience rushed to the exits at once, causing a mob avalanche that killed hundreds of people. ...

*Some of the terminology references "Brown, RW" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話における羊や牛の守護神パンPanに起源をもつ。狭義には危険からの無目的な逃走を指し,たとえばスメルサーN.Smelser(1930‐ )は〈ヒステリー的信念にもとづく集合的逃走〉,またブラウンR.W.Brown(1915‐ )は〈感情的で非合理的な逃走反応〉と定義している。こうした事態が起こる典型的な状況は劇場や映画館の火災であり,たとえば1942年ボストンのココナッツグローブ劇場で発生した火災では観客が一斉に出口に殺到したため,群衆なだれによって数百名が死亡したといわれている。…

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