Sociology and Complexity Science A New Field of Inquiry /

• Main Authors: Castellani, Brian (Author), Hafferty, Frederic William (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Physics.; Dynamics.; Ergodic theory.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Vibration.; Sociology.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Sociology, general.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory.

This book is the first to identify and review the new field of study, sociology and complexity science—or SACS for short. SACS is comprised of five cutting-edge areas of research: computational sociology, the British-based School of Complexity (BBC), complex social network analysis (CSNA), sociocybe...

Table of Contents:

• SACS Toolkit#x2014;Theoretical Framework
• SACS Toolkit#x2014;Assemblage
• Overview of SACS
• Environmental Forces
• Five Areas of Research
• The System of SACS
• SACS Today
• Conclusion
• Mapping Complexity.