Analytical sociology: actions and networks

"This book illustrates how analytical sociology is progressively refining its theoretical framework and how powerful this framework is in explaining a large array of social phenomena. The authors have collaborated to demonstrate how analytical sociology integrates formal models, computer simula...

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Weitere Verfasser: Manzo, Gianluca 1978- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chichester [u.a.] Wiley 2014
Ausgabe:1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:Wiley series in computational and quantitative social science
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Zusammenfassung:"This book illustrates how analytical sociology is progressively refining its theoretical framework and how powerful this framework is in explaining a large array of social phenomena. The authors have collaborated to demonstrate how analytical sociology integrates formal models, computer simulations, laboratory experiments, and complex statistical analysis of large-scale datasets. This integration makes analytical sociology comparable to the methodology adopted by modern biological and physical sciences. The authors discuss computational models as well as laboratory experiments, focusing on how experiments may shed light on the complex relation between norms, networks, and social actions"--
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 429 S.) graph. Darst.
ISBN:9781118762707
9781118762721
9781118762738
DOI:10.1002/9781118762707