Ebook: Complex Human Dynamics: From Mind to Societies
- Genre: Psychology
- Tags: Methodology of the Social Sciences, Socio- and Econophysics Population and Evolutionary Models, Cognitive Psychology, Complexity
- Series: Understanding Complex Systems
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book, edited and authored by a closely collaborating network of social scientists and psychologists, recasts typical research topics in these fields into the language of nonlinear, dynamic and complex systems. The aim is to provide scientists with different backgrounds - physics, applied mathematics and computer sciences - with the opportunity to apply the tools of their trade to an altogether new range of possible applications. At the same time, this book will serve as a first reference for a new generation of social scientists and psychologists wishing to familiarize themselves with the new methodology and the "thinking in complexity".
This book, edited and authored by a closely collaborating network of social scientists and psychologists, recasts typical research topics in these fields into the language of nonlinear, dynamic and complex systems. The aim is to provide scientists with different backgrounds - physics, applied mathematics and computer sciences - with the opportunity to apply the tools of their trade to an altogether new range of possible applications. At the same time, this book will serve as a first reference for a new generation of social scientists and psychologists wishing to familiarize themselves with the new methodology and the "thinking in complexity".
This book, edited and authored by a closely collaborating network of social scientists and psychologists, recasts typical research topics in these fields into the language of nonlinear, dynamic and complex systems. The aim is to provide scientists with different backgrounds - physics, applied mathematics and computer sciences - with the opportunity to apply the tools of their trade to an altogether new range of possible applications. At the same time, this book will serve as a first reference for a new generation of social scientists and psychologists wishing to familiarize themselves with the new methodology and the "thinking in complexity".
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Dynamical Social Psychology: An Introduction....Pages 1-19
Understanding Cognition Through Functional Connectivity....Pages 21-34
A Dynamical Systems Approach to Conceptualizing and Investigating the Self....Pages 35-47
Novelty Recognition Models....Pages 49-65
The Dynamics of Patterns of Commitment in Sports....Pages 67-92
Conflict and the Complexity of Cognitive Processes....Pages 93-109
Social Entrepreneurs Open Closed Worlds: The Transformative Influence of Weak Ties....Pages 111-129
A Dynamic Approach to Multicultural Integration....Pages 131-151
Social Change Initiated by Social Entrepreneurs....Pages 153-169
Interpersonal Fluency: Toward a Model of Coordination and Affect in Social Relations....Pages 171-190
The Dynamics of Trust from the Perspective of a Trust Game....Pages 191-207
Group as a Unit of Analysis....Pages 209-225
Conflict as an Attractor: A Dynamical Systems Perspective on the Dynamics of Conflict....Pages 227-242
This book, edited and authored by a closely collaborating network of social scientists and psychologists, recasts typical research topics in these fields into the language of nonlinear, dynamic and complex systems. The aim is to provide scientists with different backgrounds - physics, applied mathematics and computer sciences - with the opportunity to apply the tools of their trade to an altogether new range of possible applications. At the same time, this book will serve as a first reference for a new generation of social scientists and psychologists wishing to familiarize themselves with the new methodology and the "thinking in complexity".
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Dynamical Social Psychology: An Introduction....Pages 1-19
Understanding Cognition Through Functional Connectivity....Pages 21-34
A Dynamical Systems Approach to Conceptualizing and Investigating the Self....Pages 35-47
Novelty Recognition Models....Pages 49-65
The Dynamics of Patterns of Commitment in Sports....Pages 67-92
Conflict and the Complexity of Cognitive Processes....Pages 93-109
Social Entrepreneurs Open Closed Worlds: The Transformative Influence of Weak Ties....Pages 111-129
A Dynamic Approach to Multicultural Integration....Pages 131-151
Social Change Initiated by Social Entrepreneurs....Pages 153-169
Interpersonal Fluency: Toward a Model of Coordination and Affect in Social Relations....Pages 171-190
The Dynamics of Trust from the Perspective of a Trust Game....Pages 191-207
Group as a Unit of Analysis....Pages 209-225
Conflict as an Attractor: A Dynamical Systems Perspective on the Dynamics of Conflict....Pages 227-242
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