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Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology
Myths, Models, and Theories
Edited by:
- Raymond A. Eve - University of Texas at Arlington, USA
- Sara Horsfall - Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth
- Mary E. Lee
August 1997 | 360 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The authors of this volume provide a timely collection of articles which examine the emerging myths and theories surrounding the study of chaos and complexity. In the second part methodological matters are considered. Finally, conceptual models and applications are presented. This perceptive and thorough volume will be useful to sociologists and others interested in chaos and complexity theory.
Frederick Turner
Foreword
Chaos and Social Science
Preface
PART ONE: EMERGING NEW DIRECTIONS: MYTHS AND THEORIES
Bob Price
The Myth of Postmodern Science
Mary E Lee
From Enlightenment to Chaos
Toward Nonmodern Social Theory
Kevin Mihata
The Persistence of 'Emergence'
Kurt W Back
Chaos and Complexity
Necessary Myths
Thomas S Smith
Nonlinear Dynamics and the Micro-Macro Bridge
Euel Elliot and L Douglas Kiel
Nonlinear Dynamics, Complexity and Public Policy
Use, Misuse and Applicability
Helmut Michael Staubmann
Self-Organization of the Economy
A System-Theoretical Reconsideration of Georg Simmel's Philosophy of Money
William Sims Bainbridge
The Omicron Point Sociological Application of the Anthropic Theory
Alvin M Saperstein
The Origins of Order and Disorder in Physical and Social Deterministic Systems
PART TWO: PRELIMINARY THINKING ABOUT METHODS
William F Stroup II
Webs of Chaos
Implications for Research Designs
R J Bird
Chaos and Social Reality
An Emergent Perspective
Ben Goertzel
Chaos and Pattern in Complex Systems
PART THREE: CONCEPTUAL MODELS AND APPLICATIONS
Lutz-Michael Alisch, Shahram Azizighanbari and Martin Bargfeldt
Dynamics of Children's Friendships
Sara Horsfall and Elizabeth Maret
Short-Term Changes in the Domestic Division of Labor
Intimations of Complexity
Thomas S Smith and Gregory T Stevens
Biological Foundations of Social Interaction
Explorations of Nonlinear Dynamics in Arousal-Modulation
Eve Passerini and David Bahr
Collective Behavior Following Disasters
A Cellular Automation Model
Kakthleen M Carley
Organizations and Constraint-Based Adaptation
Kevin Dooley et al
Chaotic Behavior in Society
Adolescent Childbearing in Texas 1964-1990
Raymond A Eve
So Where Are We Now? A Final Word