Soc. 134 Campus Riots

people targeted because of ethnic group, language or religion

property is destroyed regardless of ownership

violence to protest policy or actions by authorities     or others  

police beat people instead of arresting them

violence to celebrate sports victory or other occasion

• soccer riots
• food riots
• machine breaking

• race (1910-20)
• Urban (commodity) (60s)
• Campus (199-2000)

• people are driven mad by the crowd
• community strain

• people with access to riot area
• people temporarily available
• social cues
• people with purpose to riot

• intended violence
• outcome violence

violence that results from people pursuing inherently vilent goals

violence that results from people with non-violent goals, but who face resistance to these goals

• lowers inhibitions and impairs thinking and coordination
• restrictions may create encounters between partiers and police attempting to enforce restrictions