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Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: An Introduction [Paperback]

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ISBN-10: 0415162963 | ISBN-13: 978-0415162968 | Publication Date: October 22, 1998 | Edition: 1

This is the first introduction to chaos theory for social science students. It discusses key concepts and shows how the use of complexity theory can transform the study of central issues in social research such as:
* urban studies
* education
* health.

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* urban studies
* education
* health.

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David Byrne is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Durham. He is author of Beyond the Inner City and has published a number of articles in urban sociology and social policy.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (October 22, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415162963
ISBN-13: 978-0415162968
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The language of chaos/complexity is relatively new in science in general, and in the social sciences in particular. Read the first page

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equilibric systems, quantitative programme, robust chaos, contingent causation, butterfly attractor, complexity programme, philosophical ontology, scientific ontology, reductionist programme, attractor states, nested systems, social polarisation, experimental mathematics, urban governance

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New York, East Middlesbrough, George Bailey, European Union, Labour Party

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