Elements of Genocide Collective Behaviour and Acting...

Collective behaviour can be separated into two divisions, crowds and masses, which can be further subdivided, one of the most dangerous being an acting crowd. During World War II, an acting crowd known as the Nazi party brought forward the massacre of millions. After the war, in 1943 Raphael Lemkin, a Jewish-Polish lawyer, created the term genocide to describe the mass extermination of various groups. He combined Latin word â€Å"genos† (race or tribe) with another Latin term â€Å"cide† (to kill). After the holocaust, Dr. Lemkin fought for the recognition of genocide under international law. Thanks to his efforts, the UN Convention of Genocide was created. (Analysis: Defining Genocide 2) Today, genocide is seen as one of the most heinous crimes†¦show more content†¦(Genocide in Darfur 2) Problematic life circumstances create a sense of chaos and disarray regarding the understanding of an individual’s role within their surroundings. (Staub 305) A lack of basic needs will not directly lead to genocide, but this will cause individuals to go through a psychological process that will result in the affected group harming members of another group. (Staub 305) As explained by psychology professors Craig Anderson and L. Rowell Huesmann, â€Å"The right situations can provoke most people to behave aggressively†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Anderson Huesmann 299) However, truly aggressive acts, like that on the scale of genocide only occur when there is a combination situational instigator. (Anderson 304) For example, the threat of war combined with political and economic turmoil. There are various instigating factors, as mentioned above, but the most common and damaging found in genocide is war. The human psyche is influenced easily in times of war. When faced with the environment war, the psyche is shaped in such a manner that it is more likely to target and kill a certain a group when found in this situation. (Maritz 5) Paul Bartrop, who by studying major wars predating WWII has determined that a strong correlation exists between genocide and war. (Bartrop 522) Bartrop also states that, â€Å"†¦because of the Nazi Holocaust a precedent in technological mass murder was established†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (Bartrop 522) Today, this quote is disputed as it unsure if the HolocaustShow MoreRelatedOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pages118 118 120 120 122 122 123 126 127 127 129 130 130 132 133 135 136 139 139 140 142 Chapter 4 Neo-modernist organization theory: surfing the new wave? Introduction The origins of new-wave management Control in organizations Unpredictable behaviour Informal control: organizational misbehaviour? Complexity and the problem of implementation Three types of formal control Bureaucratic control Output control Cultural control The new wave in action: managing cultural change A theoretical explanation