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Complex systems in the social and behavioral sciences : theory, method and application / Euel Elliott and L. Douglas Kiel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elliott, Euel W., 1951- author.
- Kiel, L. Douglas, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Methodology.
- Social sciences.
- Psychology--Methodology.
- Psychology.
- System theory.
- Complexity (Philosophy).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 419 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Complexity Systems in the Social and Behavioral Sciences provides a sophisticated yet accessible account of complexity science or complex systems research. Phenomena in the behavioral, social and hard sciences all exhibit certain important similarities consistent with complex systems. These include the concept of emergence, sensitivity to initial conditions, and interactions between agents in a system that yield unanticipated, nonlinear outcomes. The authors range from the implications for artificial intelligence and computing to questions about how to model complex systems through agent-based modeling, to complex phenomena exhibited in international relations, and in organizational behavior. This volume will be an invaluable addition for both the general reader and the specialist, and offer new insights into this fascinating area of research.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-419) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472128921
- 0472128922
- OCLC:
- 1231458871
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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