Abstract

ROUQUETTE, Michel­Louis. A taxonomy of collective fears . Psicologia [online]. 2007, vol.21, n.2, pp.17-29. ISSN 0874-2049.

This paper proposes a taxonomy of collective fears built of the composition of two criteria: on the one hand, perceived “reasons” of the origin of an object of fear (human vs. non­‑human origin, intentional or not); on the other, the types of places where fear shows itself (by purpose, by suggestion, by nature, by occasion). Consequently, a typology of 4 x 4 configurations is produced. The formal distance between these configurations taken two by two can constitute a stable basis for future empiric studies.

Keywords : collective fears; taxonomy; social thinking.

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