2015年--河海大学研究生英语一Unit-2---Individuals-and-Masses.docVIP

Unit 2 Individuals and Masses A?man?or?woman?makes?direct?contact?with?society?in?two?ways:?as?a?member?of?some?familial,?professional?or?religious?group,?or?as?a?member?of?a?crowd.?Groups?are?capable?of?being?as?moral?and?intelligent?as?the?individuals?who?form?them;?a?crowd?is?chaotic,?has?no?purpose?of?its?own?and?is?capable?of?anything?except?intelligent?action?and?realistic?thinking.? Assembled?in?a?crowd,?people?lose?their?powers?of?reasoning?and?their?capacity?for?moral?choice.?Their?suggestibility?is?increased?to?the?point?where?they?cease?to?have?any?judgement?or?will?of?their?ow