Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Riots

A form of violent crowd behavior which expresses the emotional release of resentments and prejudices, usually relevant to grievances toward the social system.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A form of violent crowd behavior which expresses the emotional release of resentments and prejudices, usually relevant to grievances toward the social system.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Riot

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

70(69)

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Previous Indexing

  • Emergency Service, Hospital (1966-1968)
  • Race Relations (1968)
  • Social Conditions (1966-1968)
  • Social Problems (1968)

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  1. I01w.880w.735w.140w.652w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Riots. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012305. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012305
  2. Riots. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot
  3. Riots. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124757