mass psychology

noun

1. the study of the behavior of large groups of people.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mass psychology¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

It is right out of a textbook on mass psychology.

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Ninety years ago, the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich wrote about mass psychology and the origins of fascism.

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Economists and industry experts said the shortages at the gas pump were driven by mass psychology more than actual scarcity of supplies.

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Energy and marketing experts say the rush to buy gas was partly justified and partly a case of mass psychology.

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Wilhelm Reich in "The Mass Psychology of Fascism" and Klaus Theweleit in "Male Fantasies" argue that sadism, along with a grotesque hyper-masculinity, rather than any coherent belief system, is the core of fascism, although communist regimes in China and the Soviet Union could be as murderous and sadistic as their fascist counterparts.

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