Social influence

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aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population

type of social influence

Charisma () is a personal quality of magnetic charm, persuasion, or appeal.

Conformity or conformism is the act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms, politics or being like-minded. Norms are implicit, specific rules, guidance shared by a group of individuals, that guide their interactions with others. People often choose to conform to society rather than pursue personal desires – because it is often easier to follow the path others have already made than to forge a new one. Thus, conformity is sometimes a product of group communication. This tendency to conform occurs in small groups and/or in society as a whole and may result from subtle uncon

thumb|Désir, sculpture by Aristide Maillol Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affairs. They aim to change the world by representing how the world should be, unlike beliefs, which aim to represent how the world actually is. Desires are closely related to agency: they motivate the agent to realize them. For this to be possible, a desire has to be combined with a belief about which action woul

series of social psychology experiments, studying obedience to authority figures

type of survey

Obedience, in human behavior, is a form of "social influence in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure". Obedience is generally distinguished from compliance, which some authors define as behavior influenced by peers while others use it as a more general term for positive responses to another individual's request, and from conformity, which is behavior intended to match that of the majority. Depending on context, obedience can be seen as moral, immoral, or amoral. For example, in psychological research, individuals are usually confronted with immoral

sociology concept

area where a state has a level of political, military, economic or cultural influence

forms of media native to computers, computational, relying on computers for redistribution; e.g. telephones, computers, virtual worlds, website games, human-computer interface, computer animation, interactive computer installations

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alteration of attitudes and behaviors based on outside influences

An influencer is an individual who has the capacity to shape the attitudes, behavior, or decisions of others through authority, knowledge, position, or the nature of the relationship with the audience. The term is used in various fields such as media, business, politics, religion, and communication, referring to influencers such as social media influencers, podcasters, public speakers, religious influencers, writers, and newsletter writers etc who have dedicated followings in various areas.

marketing strategy that uses existing social networks to promote a product

thumb | right | alt=alt=Refer to caption | Area Cartogram: Internet Users in East Asia, 2008 The term netizen is a portmanteau of the English words internet and citizen, as in a "citizen of the net" or "net citizen." It describes a person actively involved in online communities or the Internet in general.

national reputation system being developed by the Chinese government

In sociology, popularity is how much a person, idea, place, item or other concept is either liked or accorded status by other people. Liking can be due to reciprocal liking, interpersonal attraction, and similar factors. Social status can be due to dominance, superiority, and similar factors. For example, a kind person may be considered likable and therefore more popular than another person, and a wealthy person may be considered superior and therefore more popular than another person.

influence that a peer group, observers or individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform the group norms. A group trying to convince a person to do something they are unwilling to do.

intellectual isolation involving algorithms

conspiracy theory about the World Wide Web

media phenomenon when beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system

top-down effort to influence particular attitudes and social behaviors on a large scale by government, media, academia or other groups

someone who has become famous by means of the Internet

social experiment on the spread of Nazism

current Western capitalist society that emerged under the influence of mass media

Post-truth is a term that refers to the widespread documentation of, and concern about, disputes over public truth claims in the 21st century. The term's academic development refers to the theories and research that seek to explain the specific causes historically, and the effects of the phenomenon. Oxford Dictionaries popularly defines it as "relating to and denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief."

bias within the mass media

person who models a social role for other people, intentionally or unintentionally

new practices aimed at solving social challenges

type of social media marketing

empty act done publicly with the intent of enhancing one's own image

thumb|upright=1.5|Causes of death in the US vs. media coverage. The percentage of media attention for terrorism, homicide, or suicide is much greater than the percentage of deaths caused by it. There is a null in numerical data concerning deaths per day on various bars in media charts. In journalism and mass media, sensationalism is a type of editorial tactic. Events and topics in news stories are selected and worded to excite the greatest number of readers and viewers. This style of news reporting encourages biased or emotionally loaded impressions of events rather than journalistic objectivi

support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals, as part of a supportive social network

mass news media that influence many people

analysis of Internet communities through sociology

objects or patterns that are able to replicate themselves or convert other objects into copies of themselves when these objects are exposed to them

series of related, illegitimate or illegal techniques in which an individual, an interest group or a government influences journalists to favour their own particular interests

psychological relationship experienced by an audience in their mediated encounters with performers in the mass media

philosophical, social and political concept describing responsibility of organizations, groups and societies

theory of learning and behavior

An infodemic is a rapid and far-reaching spread of both accurate and inaccurate information about certain issues. The word is a portmanteau of information and epidemic and is used as a metaphor to describe how misinformation and disinformation can spread like a virus from person to person and affect people like a disease. This term, originally coined in 2003 by David Rothkopf, rose to prominence in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

conscious or subconscious process in which people attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event

organized or coordinated effort by a group of people to flood an online platform or website with negative reviews or ratings for a particular product, service, or content

unpleasant motivational reaction to offers, persons, rules, or regulations that threaten or eliminate specific behavioral freedoms

phenomenon involving multiple organisms reacting to each other

issue or incident which incites widespread controversy and public debate

proposed medical diagnosis related to overuse of social media

response bias exhibited by survey respondents

term for a beautiful, stylish young woman who possesses sex appeal without flaunting her sexuality

short-lived media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon

intent to benefit others

a phenomenon in which people, assuming that the surrounding people possess more knowledge about the current situation, copy the actions of others when they are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behavior

psychological effects of mass media

phrase to refer to someone who is famous for no particular reason

form of addiction that involves a compulsion to engage in a rewarding non-drug-related behavior despite any negative consequences to the person's physical, mental, social or financial well-being

phrase describing excessive media coverage

improvement in individual performance when working with other people rather than alone