The Madding Crowd Goes to School: Myths About Crowds in Introductory Sociology Textbooks

Authors: Schweingruber, David; Wohlstein, Ronald T.

Source: Teaching Sociology, Volume 33, Number 2, March 2005 , pp. 136-153(18)

Publisher: American Sociological Association

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Abstract:

The authors examined the crowd sections of 20 introduction to sociology textbooks, coding them for the presence of seven crowds myths—claims about crowds that have no empirical support and have been rejected by scholars in the field. The number of myths per book ranges from five to one. The authors conclude by making suggestions for rewriting these chapters and for improving the book reviewing process.

Document Type: Research article

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