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Sociology and Complexity Science
Castellani, Brian; Hafferty, Frederic W.
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Description for Sociology and Complexity Science
Hardback. This book explores the basics and the latest in the integration of sociology and complexity science. It offers an array of real-life applications and showcases a new method for studying social complexity called the Social Systems Toolbox. Series: Understanding Complex Systems. Num Pages: 292 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 584.
By now, most academics have heard something about the new science of complexity. In a manner reminiscent of Einstein and the last hundred years of physics, complexity science has captured the public imagination. ® One can go to Amazon. com and purchase books on complexification (Casti 1994), emergence (Holland 1998), small worlds (Barabási 2003), the web of life (Capra 1996), fuzzy thinking (Kosko 1993), global c- plexity (Urry 2003) and the business of long-tails (Anderson 2006). Even television has incorporated the topics of complexity science. Crime shows ® ® such as 24 or CSI typically feature investigators using the latest ... Read more
By now, most academics have heard something about the new science of complexity. In a manner reminiscent of Einstein and the last hundred years of physics, complexity science has captured the public imagination. ® One can go to Amazon. com and purchase books on complexification (Casti 1994), emergence (Holland 1998), small worlds (Barabási 2003), the web of life (Capra 1996), fuzzy thinking (Kosko 1993), global c- plexity (Urry 2003) and the business of long-tails (Anderson 2006). Even television has incorporated the topics of complexity science. Crime shows ® ® such as 24 or CSI typically feature investigators using the latest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Understanding Complex Systems
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540884613
SKU
V9783540884613
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Sociology and Complexity Science
From the reviews: “This ambitious book is an effort to provide a comprehensive overview of the research and people making up the rapidly expanding area … ‘Sociology and Complexity Science’ (SACS). SACS refers broadly to the community of sociologists and like-minded scholars … in social research. … does a very nice job of tracing out the evolution of this ... Read more