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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:48 am Post subject: pass events |
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| A million Christmas shoppers pay money for "pet rocks." A furious mob runs through a business district, smashing store windows. What do these scenes have in common? They are all cases of collective behavior - passing events during which goups of people improvise new ways of behaving. |
What does mean 'passing events'?
With what words can 'passing events' be replaced?
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cgage2
Joined: 11 Jun 2007
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In this case, it means a temporary sociological phenomenon.
In general, a passing event is one that occurs, and then ends.
I wouldn't be concerned with replacement terms, this one is the most appropriate.
alternative: a temporary occurance |
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