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collective effervescence

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Kira Cook
Dec 16, 2021
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Coined by the French zaddy of sociology Émile Durkheim, collective effervescence is the social phenomenon in which a group of people come together to form some kind of ritual that not only unifies them, but creates a certain “electricity,” giving participants a high degree of collective emotional excitement. This force transports the individuals into a …

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