Social emergence : societies as complex systems
by
Sawyer, R. Keith (Robert Keith)
Title
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Social emergence : societies as complex systems
Author
:
Sawyer, R. Keith (Robert Keith)
ISBN
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9780521606370
9780521844642
Personal Author
:
Sawyer, R. Keith (Robert Keith)
Publication Information
:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Physical Description
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ix, 276 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
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1. Emergence, complexity, and social science -- 2. The third wave of social systems theory -- 3. The history of emergence -- 4. Emergence in psychology -- 5. Emergence in sociology -- 6. Durkheim's theory of social emergence -- 7. Emergence and elisionism -- 8. Simulating social emergence with artificial societies -- 9. Communication and improvisation -- 10. The emergence paradigm.
Subject Term
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Social evolution.
Social systems.
Sociology.
Communication -- Social aspects.
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