Definition of Assembling Perspective
(noun) The theory that individuals in crowds engage in collective action through purposeful behavior as rational thinkers.
Assembling Perspective Pronunciation
Syllabification: as·sem·bling per·spec·tive
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /uh-sEm-buh-ling puhr-spEk-tiv/
- British English – /uh-sEm-bling puh-spEk-tiv/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /əˈsɛmbəlɪŋ pərˈspɛktɪv/
- British English – /əˈsɛmblɪŋ pəˈspɛktɪv/
Usage Note
- Plural: assembling perspectives
Additional Information
Related Terms
- acting crowd
- behavior
- casual crowd
- collective behavior
- conventional crowd
- crowd
- expressive crowd
- group
- individual
- people
Works Consulted
Griffiths, Heather, Nathan Keirns, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Tommy Sadler, Sally Vyain, Jeff Bry, Faye Jones. 2016. Introduction to Sociology 2e. Houston, TX: OpenStax.
Oxford University Press. (N.d.) Oxford Dictionaries. (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/).
Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/).
Cite the Definition of Assembling Perspective
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “assembling perspective.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved June 5, 2023 (https://sociologydictionary.org/assembling-perspective/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
assembling perspective. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/assembling-perspective/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “assembling perspective.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed June 5, 2023. https://sociologydictionary.org/assembling-perspective/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“assembling perspective.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 5 Jun. 2023. <https://sociologydictionary.org/assembling-perspective/>.