Essay On Groupthink Vs Mob Mentality

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Most of us have heard of or even witnessed “mob mentality”, the behavioral tendency of people to act in unison with the group of which they are a part. We are more likely to do something as a group that we might not do as an individual. We can lose control of our inhibitions when our mentality becomes part of a group. As part of a group or corporation we may even feel a strong need to conform to social norms. Groupthink or deindividuation is similar to mob mentality. Individuals working for a corporation or business can lose their self-awareness or individual identity as they gain the social identity of the group they belong to. When the individual is part of a larger group/company they may feel less individual responsibility and more of a