Chaos, Complexity, and Sociology

Foreword - Frederick Turner Chaos and Social Science Preface PART ONE: EMERGING NEW DIRECTIONS: MYTHS AND THEORIES The Myth of Postmodern Science - Bob Price From Enlightenment to Chaos - Mary E Lee Toward Nonmodern Social Theory The Persistence of 'Emergence' - Kevin Mihata Chaos and Complexity - Kurt W Back Necessary Myths Nonlinear Dynamics and the Micro-Macro Bridge - Thomas S Smith Nonlinear Dynamics, Complexity and Public Policy - Euel Elliot and L Douglas Kiel Use, Misuse and Applicability Self-Organization of the Economy - Helmut Michael Staubmann A System-Theoretical Reconsideration of Georg Simmel's Philosophy of Money The Omicron Point Sociological Application of the Anthropic Theory - William Sims Bainbridge The Origins of Order and Disorder in Physical and Social Deterministic Systems - Alvin M Saperstein PART TWO: PRELIMINARY THINKING ABOUT METHODS Webs of Chaos - William F Stroup II Implications for Research Designs Chaos and Social Reality - R J Bird An Emergent Perspective Chaos and Pattern in Complex Systems - Ben Goertzel PART THREE: CONCEPTUAL MODELS AND APPLICATIONS Dynamics of Children's Friendships - Lutz-Michael Alisch, Shahram Azizighanbari and Martin Bargfeldt Short-Term Changes in the Domestic Division of Labor - Sara Horsfall and Elizabeth Maret Intimations of Complexity Biological Foundations of Social Interaction - Thomas S Smith and Gregory T Stevens Explorations of Nonlinear Dynamics in Arousal-Modulation Collective Behavior Following Disasters - Eve Passerini and David Bahr A Cellular Automation Model Organizations and Constraint-Based Adaptation - Kakthleen M Carley Chaotic Behavior in Society - Kevin Dooley et al Adolescent Childbearing in Texas 1964-1990 So Where Are We Now? A Final Word - Raymond A Eve