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Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology Raymond A. Eve

Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology By Raymond A. Eve

Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology by Raymond A. Eve


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The authors of this volume provide a timely collection of articles which examine the emerging myths and theories surrounding the study of chaos and complexity. In the second part methodological matters are considered. Finally, conceptual models and applications are presented. This perceptive and thorough volume will be useful to sociologists and others interested in chaos and complexity theory.

Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology Summary

Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology: Myths, Models, and Theories by Raymond A. Eve

Chaos theory has firmly established itself in many of the physical sciences, such as geology and fluid dynamics. This edited volume helps locate this revolutionary theory in sociology as well as the other social sciences. Doors previously closed to social scientists may be opened by this dynamic theory, which attempts to capture movement and change in exciting new ways. Editors Raymond A. Eve, Sara Horsfall, and Mary Lee, with guidance from Editorial Advisor Frederick Turner, provide a timely and well-chosen collection of articles, which first examines the emerging myths and theories surrounding the study of chaos and complexity. In the volumeAEs second part, methodological matters are considered. Finally, conceptual models and applications are presented. Postmodern science has provided and refined conceptual tools that have special value for the social sciences. This perceptive and thorough volume will be useful to sociologists and other social scientists interested in chaos and complexity theory.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Frederick Turner Chaos and Social Science Preface PART ONE: EMERGING NEW DIRECTIONS: MYTHS AND THEORIES The Myth of Postmodern Science - Bob Price From Enlightenment to Chaos - Mary E Lee Toward Nonmodern Social Theory The Persistence of 'Emergence' - Kevin Mihata Chaos and Complexity - Kurt W Back Necessary Myths Nonlinear Dynamics and the Micro-Macro Bridge - Thomas S Smith Nonlinear Dynamics, Complexity and Public Policy - Euel Elliot and L Douglas Kiel Use, Misuse and Applicability Self-Organization of the Economy - Helmut Michael Staubmann A System-Theoretical Reconsideration of Georg Simmel's Philosophy of Money The Omicron Point Sociological Application of the Anthropic Theory - William Sims Bainbridge The Origins of Order and Disorder in Physical and Social Deterministic Systems - Alvin M Saperstein PART TWO: PRELIMINARY THINKING ABOUT METHODS Webs of Chaos - William F Stroup II Implications for Research Designs Chaos and Social Reality - R J Bird An Emergent Perspective Chaos and Pattern in Complex Systems - Ben Goertzel PART THREE: CONCEPTUAL MODELS AND APPLICATIONS Dynamics of Children's Friendships - Lutz-Michael Alisch, Shahram Azizighanbari and Martin Bargfeldt Short-Term Changes in the Domestic Division of Labor - Sara Horsfall and Elizabeth Maret Intimations of Complexity Biological Foundations of Social Interaction - Thomas S Smith and Gregory T Stevens Explorations of Nonlinear Dynamics in Arousal-Modulation Collective Behavior Following Disasters - Eve Passerini and David Bahr A Cellular Automation Model Organizations and Constraint-Based Adaptation - Kakthleen M Carley Chaotic Behavior in Society - Kevin Dooley et al Adolescent Childbearing in Texas 1964-1990 So Where Are We Now? A Final Word - Raymond A Eve

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NPB9780761908890
9780761908890
0761908897
Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology: Myths, Models, and Theories by Raymond A. Eve
New
Hardback
SAGE Publications Inc
1997-08-15
360
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