Identifying Complex Dynamics in Social Systems
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Identifying Complex Dynamics in Social Systems
It is widely recognized that segregation processes are often the result of complex nonlinear dynamics. Empirical analyses of complex dynamics are however rare, because there is a lack of appropriate empirical modeling techniques that are capable of capturing complex patterns and nonlinearities. At the same time, we know that many social phenomena display nonlinearities. In this article, we intr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sociological Methods & Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0049-1241,1552-8294
DOI: 10.1177/0049124116626174