03310cam a2200481M 4500 9781003035329 FlBoTFG 20251030122226.0 m o d cr |n||||||||| 221021s2022 xx o 0|| 0 eng d OCoLC-P eng OCoLC-P 9781000771374 (electronic bk.) 1000771377 (electronic bk.) 9781003035329 (electronic bk.) 1003035329 (electronic bk.) 9781000771411 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 1000771415 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 0367473968 9780367473969 10.4324/9781003035329 doi (OCoLC)1348140162 (OCoLC-P)1348140162 BF76.6 PSY 030000 bisacsh SOC 024000 bisacsh GPS bicssc Ille, Sebastian, author. https://isni.org/isni/000000044738665X 92601 MODELS OF SOCIETY AND COMPLEX SYSTEMS [electronic resource]. [S.l.] : ROUTLEDGE, 2022. 1 online resource Models of Society and Complex Systems introduces readers to a variety of different mathematical tools used for modelling human behaviour and interactions, and the complex social dynamics that drive institutions, conflict, and coordination. What laws govern human affairs? How can we make sense of the complexity of societies and how do individual actions, characteristics, and beliefs interact? Social systems follow regularities which allow us to answer these questions using different mathematical approaches. This book emphasises both theory and application. It systematically introduces mathematical approaches, such as evolutionary and spatial game theory, social network analysis, agent-based modelling, and chaos theory. It provides readers with the necessary theoretical background of each toolset as well as the underlying intuition, while each chapter includes exercises and applications to real-world phenomena. By looking behind the surface of various social occurrences, the reader uncovers the reasons why social systems exhibit both cultural universals and at the same time a diversity of practices and norms to a degree that even surpasses biological variety, or why some riots turn into revolutions while others do not even make it into the news. This book is written for any scholar in the social sciences interested in studying and understanding human behaviour, social dynamics, and the complex systems of society. It does not expect readers to have a particular background apart from some elementary knowledge and affinity for mathematics. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Human behavior Mathematical models. 92602 Interpersonal relations Mathematical models. 92603 PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology bisacsh 65358 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research bisacsh 64181 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003035329 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 67353 67353