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BL
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1002565
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b756935
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| Title & Author
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Sociocybernetics : : complexity, autopoiesis, and observation of social systems /\ edited by Felix Geyer and Johannes van der Zouwen.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2001.
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| Series Statement
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Contributions in sociology,; no. 132
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1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0313074275
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: 9780313074271
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0313314187
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9780313314186
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Introduction to the Main Themes in Sociocybernetics; Part I: Growing Societal Complexity; Part II: Autopoiesis; Part III: Observation of Social Systems; Index; About the Contributors.
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| Abstract
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In an effort to shed light on recent developments in sociocybernetic research, this volume represents recent and advanced thinking in this rapidly developing field. The authors address the core problems in social science caused by increasing societal complexity and analyze the inadequacy of many of the methodological tools still used for grappling with nonlinear, self-organizing systems. Together, the 18 contributors propose elements of a new methodology based on sociocybernetic principles aimed at describing and explaining the growth of societal complexity, the contribution of autopoiesis of.
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Autopoiesis.
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Cybernetics-- Social aspects.
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Social systems.
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Autopoïèse.
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Cybernétique-- Aspect social.
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Systèmes sociaux.
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Autopoiesis.
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Cybernetics-- Social aspects.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Regional Studies.
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Social systems.
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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Kybernetik.
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Soziales System.
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| Dewey Classification
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301
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HM701.S66 2001
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| Added Entry
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Geyer, R. Felix.
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Zouwen, J. van der.
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