Sociocybernetics complexity, autopoiesis, and observation of social systems
Title:
Sociocybernetics complexity, autopoiesis, and observation of social systems
Author:
Geyer, R. Felix.
ISBN:
9780313074271
Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 250 p.) : ill.
Series:
Contributions in sociology, no. 132
Contributions in sociology ; no. 132.
Contents:
Preface; Introduction to the Main Themes in Sociocybernetics; Part I: Growing Societal Complexity; Part II: Autopoiesis; Part III: Observation of Social Systems; Index; About the Contributors.
Abstract:
In an effort to shed light on recent developments in sociocybernetic research, this volume represents recent and advanced thinking in this rapidly developing field. The authors address the core problems in social science caused by increasing societal complexity and analyze the inadequacy of many of the methodological tools still used for grappling with nonlinear, self-organizing systems. Together, the 18 contributors propose elements of a new methodology based on sociocybernetic principles aimed at describing and explaining the growth of societal complexity, the contribution of autopoiesis of.
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