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The study of how groups of people who believe in or investigate paranormal phenomena organize themselves, from local ghost-hunting clubs to international UFO organizations. It examines why these groups develop their own jargon (we don't say "nothing happened," we say "the entities were non-responsive"), how they establish credibility (the more equipment, the more serious), and the complex social dynamics of "proving" something that can't be proven. Paranormal social sciences reveal that ghost hunters are just like any other community: they have leaders, followers, drama, and annual conferences where everyone pretends their footage from last year is definitely not a bug on the lens.
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