Social outburst

A sudden, highly visible collective expression of emotion, anger, or protest within a community or society. It can erupt around a specific grievance or reflect accumulated tensions.

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Collective behavior: Coordinated or convergent action by people responding to a shared situation, often outside established institutions. Social outbursts are episodes of collective behavior shaped by interaction and shared cues.
Stonewall riots: A series of confrontations between patrons and police at New York City's Stonewall Inn in June 1969. A police raid became a landmark eruption of resistance within the LGBTQ rights movement.
Social movement: A sustained collective effort to promote or resist social change, typically involving organization and shared claims. Movements persist over time; an outburst may be brief or become one phase of a movement.
Public opinion: The distribution of views held by members of a population on issues of shared concern. Visible collective anger can alter which grievances receive attention and how institutions respond.
Relative deprivation: A perceived gap between what people believe they deserve and what they believe they can obtain. Perceived unfairness helps explain anger but does not by itself predict when crowds will form.
Moral shock: A disturbing event or revelation that provokes moral outrage and motivates people to act. A vivid incident can convert diffuse discontent into urgent public anger.
May 1968 events in France: A period of student protests, strikes, and social unrest in France during May and June 1968. Student revolt widened into a nationwide crisis involving workers and established institutions.
Riot: A public disturbance involving a crowd and violence, damage, or threats to public order. A social outburst need not involve violence, while riot names a narrower pattern of disorder.
Political opportunity structure: The features of a political environment that affect the prospects for collective action and influence. Authorities' responses can open or close pathways for protest after an eruption.
Social identity theory: A theory explaining how group membership shapes self-concept, intergroup relations, and collective action. Group identities can determine whose grievance becomes shared and who is seen as an ally.