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  • Barry Markovsky, University of South Carolina – Mass Hysteria

    Barry Markovsky, University of South Carolina – Mass Hysteria

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    Mass hysteria is often different from what we imagine. Barry Markovsky, professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina, describes how looking at individuals can change the perception of the whole. Ph.D. Stanford University (1983) His research interests include group processes, social psychology, social networks, methods of theory construction, experimental research, and computer simulations.…