The Social Bond: How the interaction between individuals drives the evolution of societyThis book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This authored monograph analyses the determining factors of societal evolution: the interaction between individuals and the resulting relationship, which the author calls the "Social Bond". The book aims at providing a better understanding of social dynamics and social interaction, and the author develops two models which provide interesting new insights. The target audience primarily comprises academics working in the field of social complexity and related fields, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students alike. |
Contents
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3 The IndividualThe Basic Component of Society | 36 |
4 Interaction | 69 |
5 Models | 109 |
6 Implications and Conclusion | 146 |
The Social Bond | 183 |
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