Deindividuation is a concept in social psychology generally understood as the loss of individual self-awareness that can occur when a person is part of a group, although the exact nature of the process remains a matter of contention among researchers. Social psychologists studying it emphasize internal psychological processes at the level of the individual within a social situation, while other social scientists such as sociologists focus more on the broader social, economic, political and historical factors that shape events in a given society.
Facts
Core ClaimLoss of self-awareness in groups, though this is a matter of contention. 1 First Described Year Classification
Type of PhenomenonSocial or Interpersonal Phenomenon 1 Connections
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1. Deindividuation - Wikipedia
Overview
Deindividuation is a concept in social psychology that is generally thought of as the loss of self-awareness in groups, although this is a matter of contention.
Classic theories (year)
Festinger, Pepitone, and Newcomb revisited Le Bon's ideas in 1952, coining the term deindividuation to describe what happens when persons within a group are not treated as individuals.
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Deindividuation is a concept in social psychology that is generally thought of as the loss of self-awareness in groups, although this is a matter of contention.
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