Concepts and Models of a Quantitative Sociology: The Dynamics of Interacting PopulationsSpringer Berlin Heidelberg, 1983 - 217 Seiten While the volumes hitherto published in the Springer Series in Synergetics have been devoted almost exclusively to the self-organized formation of structures in physics, chemistry and biology, the present monograph by Weidlich and Haag deals with the formation of "structures" (or "patterns") in society. At first glance it would seem a daring enterprise to deal with the complex processes in society using concepts and methods first developed in physics. But over the past decade it has been shown that there is a large class of phenomena in a variety of fields to which unifying concepts can be applied. This is particulary true of situations in which a system composed of many parts or individuals acquires a new structure on macroscopic scales. Indeed, this is the definition of synergetics which I formulated more than a decade ago, and which formed the basis of my survey on the profound analogies in the behaviour of complex systems, includ ing those of sociology (H. Haken: Synergetics. An Introduction, Volume 1 of this series). As I have pointed out on many occasions, the universal validity of these concepts is neither accidental nor is it caused by a mere extension of physical rules to other fields, but is instead a consequence of deep-rooted struc tural properties of systems of interacting parts which are due to rigorous mathe maticallaws. Generally speaking, concepts and methods originally used in physics can be applied to sociological phenomena in two ways. |
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Introduction and Outline | 1 |
Opinion Formation an Elementary Example of SemiQuantitative | 18 |
Fundamental Concepts of Quantitative Sociology | 55 |
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approximate assumed assumption attitudes behaviour birth-death birth-death processes Chap configuration cosh d₁ denoted dependence derived described detailed balance dynamics E₁ economic ensemble equations of motion exist expansionary explicit fluctuation coefficients fluxlines Fokker-Planck equation function grossvariables habitat Haken initial Inserting interaction introduced investors K₁ K₁(x Langevin equations leads limit cycle listed in 6.54 m₁ macrosocieties macrovariables master equation mean value equations migration n₁ obtained opinion order parameters P₁ paths phase transition political psychology population probability distribution probability flux processes quantitative quasi-stationary random forces S₂ Sect singular point sinh situation society S₁ socio-configuration sociology stable focus stationary solution stochastic strategic sympathy parameters Synergetics t₁ tion transition probabilities trend parameters unstable variables variance w₁ x₁ δ τ δο μη π₁ πμ σμ