The Age of the Crowd

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  • J Louw-Potgieter University of Natal

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https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/1987/n7a7

Abstract

Moscovici, S. (1985). The age ot the crowd. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 408. ISBN: 0-521-27705-1.

In his examination of ingroup ties, Freud, unlike most social psychologists, did not choose small and simple forms of groups to illustrate his ideas. Never one to avoid controversy, he proposed a brief analysis of the psychological ties within the Catholic Church and the army. It could be said that Serge Moscovici in his latest book, The age of the crowd, continues this tradition of controversy and range of explanation in social psychology.

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J Louw-Potgieter, University of Natal

Department of Psychology
University of Natal
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Published

2025-12-13

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Louw-Potgieter, J. (2025). The Age of the Crowd. PINS-Psychology in Society, 7(1), 78–82. https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/1987/n7a7

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (1987)

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Book Reviews

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