According to sociologist Robert Park, social unrest is transmitted by a process of __________, which is the interactive communication between persons such that the discontent of one person is communicated to another, who, in turn, reflects the discontent back to the first person.

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The process described in the question is circular reaction, as defined by Robert Park. Park believed that social unrest is spread through these interactive communications, where one person's discontent is reflected back by another person, creating a circular reaction of emotions and behaviors. Convergence refers to the coming together of people or groups, and mob psychology refers to the behavior of a group or mob, rather than the communicative process described in the question. Emergent norms refer to the new norms that emerge from collective behavior, and do not directly relate to the process of communication between individuals.

According to Sociologist Robert Park, Social Unrest Is Transmitted by a Process