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Social system
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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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: The authors are at the dawn of an emergence of a new science some term as “social physics” that will allow to automatically analyse the billions of micro social engagements done continuously through their mobile devices in all fields of human activity.
Abstract: In the age of Big Data, extracting knowledge from unlimited data silos employing Artificial Intelligence algorithms is becoming fundamental for the survival of society. We are living in an age of exponential growth in the complexity of social systems. We are at the dawn of an emergence of a new science some term as “social physics” that will allow to automatically analyse the billions of micro social engagements done continuously through our mobile devices in all fields of human activity (similar to the study of atoms in physics). This analysis of the social dynamics will allow to identify new social trends, social theories, at the “budding” stage.
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01 Jan 2005
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of functionalism as a unified general theory and criticisms of functionalisms: objections and alternatives 4.1.4.5.6.
Abstract: 1. Functionalism in anthropology 2. Robert Merton: manifest and latent functions 3. Talcott Parsons: functionalism as unified general theory 3.1. Action and the Unit-Act 3.2. Systems 3.3. The ‘Problem of Order’ 3.4. Power, Values and Norms 3.5. Personality, Culture, and the Social System 3.6. Structural Differentiation 4. Criticisms of functionalism: objections and alternatives 4.1. Conflict Theory 4.2. David Lockwood: Social Integration and System Integration 4.3. Alvin Gouldner 4.4. Rational Actor Approaches 4.5. Neo-Functionalism: Jeffrey Alexander 5. Conclusion Acknowledgements Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketch
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TL;DR: In this paper, the international system is viewed as a social system where actors are conditioned by mechanisms of competition and socialization, and the rivalry concept is appropriately located in a theoretical approach.
Abstract: The recent scholarly work on the concept of enduring rivalries offers a promising way to examine strategic interaction among dyads of states over extended periods of time. A focus on rivalry, and on the mechanisms that provide for such interaction, may offer a way to bridge existing theories of international relations that rely exclusively on structure or process. Unfortunately, the potential for theory-building has not been fully realized because research into rivalry has tended to be inductive. This paper seeks to rectify that problem by situating the rivalry concept within a social psychological approach to international relations. The rivalry concept is appropriately located in a theoretical approach that views the international system as a social system where actors are conditioned by mechanisms of competition and socialization.
62 citations