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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Group Author: Manzo, Gianluca
Published: Wiley,
Publisher Address: Hoboken :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Wiley series in computational and quantitative social science
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Summary: "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
"Analytical Sociology: Norms, Actions and Networks illustrates how analytical sociology is progressively refining its theoretical framework and how powerful this framework is in explaining a large array of social phenomena"--
Carrier Form: xviii, 429 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781119940388 (hardback) :
1119940389 (hardback)
Index Number: HM585
CLC: C91-03
Call Number: C91-03/A532