Climate, Chaos and Collective Behaviour - A Rising Fickleness (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book introduces principles of Chaos theory (and Complex Adaptive Systems) to social science, in a lively and elegant way. It applies it to the twin disciplines of mass psychology (under social psychology, mostly in Europe) and collective behavior sociology (mostly in North America) that deal with emergent psychosocial phenomena that lie outside conventional approaches. Each of the eleven chapters begins with a topical 'case study' section, on an issue related to climate change and collective behaviour, such as the 'school strike' by Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg, the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow, and more. This book aims to show that there are fundamental reasons why many phenomena cannot be easily 'measured, predicted and controlled', and thus we need to familiarize ourselves with alternative ways of thinking about them.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Frontiers of Globalization
Release date:	December 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Jaap Van Ginneken
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	334
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-115236-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Dutch
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Promotions
LSN:	3-03-115236-0
Barcode:	9783031152368

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