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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438112903321

Titolo

Complex Human Dynamics : From Mind to Societies / / edited by Andrzej Nowak, Katarzyna Winkowska-Nowak, David Brée

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-642-31436-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 242 p.)

Collana

Understanding Complex Systems, , 1860-0832

Disciplina

302.35

Soggetti

Social sciences

Sociophysics

Econophysics

Cognitive psychology

Computational complexity

Methodology of the Social Sciences

Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building

Cognitive Psychology

Complexity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Dynamical Social Psychology: An Introduction -- Understanding Cognition Through Functional Connectivity -- A Dynamical Systems Approach to Conceptualizing and Investigating the Self -- Novelty Recognition Models -- The Dynamics of Patterns of Commitment in Sports -- Conflict and the Complexity of Cognitive Processes -- Social Entrepreneurs Open Closed Worlds: The Transformative Influence of Weak Ties -- A Dynamic Approach to Multicultural Integration -- Social Change Initiated by Social Entrepreneurs -- Interpersonal Fluency: Toward a Model of Coordination and Affect in Social Relations -- The Dynamics of Trust From the Perspective of a Trust Game -- Group as a Unit of Analysis -- Conflict as an Attractor: A Dynamical Systems Perspective on the Dynamics of Conflict.

Sommario/riassunto

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".