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Autor/in | Kiel, L. Douglas |
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Titel | Lessons from the Nonlinear Paradigm: Applications of the Theory of Dissipative Structures in the Social Sciences. |
Quelle | In: Social Science Quarterly, 72 (1991) 3, S.431-42 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0038-4941 |
Schlagwörter | Stellungnahme; Change; Entropy; Higher Education; Human Geography; Models; Natural Sciences; Research Methodology; Social Science Research; Social Theories; Thermodynamics |
Abstract | Discusses incorporating the dynamics of complex systems, as presented in the theory of dissipative structures, into models of evolving social systems. Considers the importance of instability and minor and random events and the limits of forecasting, generalization, and control. Concludes that the nonlinear paradigm represents a link between natural and human systems. (DK) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |