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About: Social system is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2974 publications have been published within this topic receiving 92395 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize five existing approaches to measuring social complexity and highlight three fundamental concepts that are commonly used in the field of complex systems: (1) scales of organization, (2) compression and (3) emergence.

27 citations

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01 Dec 1987
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of system dynamics, a well-known simulation modelling methodology, and its implicit theory of social system behaviour, is presented, where the authors take tools drawn largely from the sociology of knowledge in order to provide a perspective on the development of this particular strand of the systems movement.
Abstract: This dissertation is concerned with a case study of system dynamics, a well-known simulation modelling methodology, and its implicit theory of social system behaviour. System dynamics is policy oriented and is directed towards the control and management of social systems. It originally evolved in the context of military systems and then the application of systems engineering to the problems of corporate management, but was later expanded to tackle the problems of urban decay, population growth, and environmental collapse. It is therefore now aimed at large scale social engineering. The aim of the dissertation is to take tools drawn largely from the sociology of knowledge in order t o provide a perspective on the development of this particular strand of the systems movement. We investigate the status of system dynamics as a cultural artefact which is both a product of social structures and a resource for mediating and reinforcing such structures. The dissertation is addressed to the systems community, but must also meet the academic standards of the sociology of knowledge. There are seven chapters. The first two deal with the background to system dynamics and with methodological aspects of the perspective adopted in our approach. The following two chapters examine system dynamics as a social construction: firstly, with special emphasis on the social development of the cultural context in which it evolved; and secondly, on the social experience and cosmology of the System Dynamics Group at MIT. The next two chapters deal with the social effects of system dynamics, particularly its role as a 'binding agent' in negotiating social consensus. The seventh and final chapter discusses our conclusions.

27 citations

Book
01 Sep 2000
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive vision of the relationship between the economy and other aspects of the social system, and answer the question of how to describe an actual economy, compare economies, or confront problems where the capacity to mobilize energies and to act as a coherent social force is at issue.
Abstract: Originally published in 1967 to stunning reviews, "Economic Organizations and Social Systems" presents one of the few comprehensive visions of the relationship between the economy and other aspects of the social system. Robert Solo endeavors to answer the question of how to describe an actual economy, compare economies, or confront problems where the capacity to mobilize energies and to act as a coherent social force is at issue. The book, with a new preface, will be important reading for economists, sociologists, and law scholars seeking to develop an alternative vision of our economy and society.Robert A. Solo is Professor Emeritus of Economics, Michigan State University.

26 citations

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TL;DR: An overview of key theory and methods in network analysis (especially for social systems) as an introduction for social neuroscientists who are interested in relating individual cognition to the structures of an individual’s social environments is provided.
Abstract: Although social neuroscience is concerned with understanding how the brain interacts with its social environment, prevailing research in the field has primarily considered the human brain in isolation, deprived of its rich social context. Emerging work in social neuroscience that leverages tools from network analysis has begun to advance knowledge of how the human brain influences and is influenced by the structures of its social environment. In this paper, we provide an overview of key theory and methods in network analysis (especially for social systems) as an introduction for social neuroscientists who are interested in relating individual cognition to the structures of an individual's social environments. We also highlight some exciting new work as examples of how to productively use these tools to investigate questions of relevance to social neuroscientists. We include tutorials to help with practical implementations of the concepts that we discuss. We conclude by highlighting a broad range of exciting research opportunities for social neuroscientists who are interested in using network analysis to study social systems.

26 citations

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TL;DR: The purpose of this critical ethnographic study was to explicate the ways that employed mothers' personal and family health decision making were socially organized through the institutions of motherhood, the family, the workplace, and the health care, education, and social systems in Canada.
Abstract: The purpose of this critical ethnographic study was to explicate the ways that employed mothers' personal and family health decision making were socially organized through the institutions of motherhood, the family, the workplace, and the health care, education, and social systems in Canada. Data were analyzed from individual interviews, a focus group, workplace policy documents, and popular media articles. Twenty women participated over 2 years. Family, workplace, and social contexts were external influences on women's choices and were embodied through internal influences such as personal expectations that framed decision making. Strategies are suggested to promote the health and well-being of employed mothers and their families.

26 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202316
202237
2021111
2020115
2019117
2018122