Social system

The concept of community of practice was not born in the systems theory tradition. It has its roots in attempts to develop… (More)

We study the relaxation response of a social system after endogenous and exogenous bursts of activity using the time series of… (More)

In many online social systems, social ties between users play an important role in dictating their behavior. One of the ways this… (More)

We introduce a system for sensing complex social systems with data collected from 100 mobile phones over the course of 9 months… (More)

This chapter examines health promotion and disease prevention from the perspective of social cognitive theory. This theory posits… (More)

Today s problems often arise as unintended consequences of yesterday s solutions. Social systems often suffer from policy… (More)

■ Abstract Similarity breeds connection. This principle—the homophily principle—structures network ties of every type, including… (More)

Hierarchies and adaptive cycles comprise the basis of ecosystems and social-ecological systems across scales. Together they form… (More)

Social dominance : an intergroup theory of social hierarchy and oppression / Jim Sidanius, Felicia Pratto. p. cm. Includes… (More)

The concensus view has traditionally been that brains evolved to process information of ecological relevance. This view, however… (More)