Coping with Uncertainty: Insights from the New Sciences of Chaos, Self-Organization, and Complexity [Paperback]

Uri Merry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0275951529 | ISBN-13: 978-0275951528

This study applies the findings of the new nonlinear sciences to understanding the processes of growing complexity and intensifying chaos in the modern world. It also identifies and reviews approaches for living and coping with these trends. Uri Merry seeks to clarify the role of chaos in the transformation of the social sciences to new orders by re-examining and re-evaluating some of the basic tenets of modern social and behavioral science in light of theories of chaos, self-organization, and complexity. Divided into three sections, the work provides an overview of the major findings of the new science of chaos; analyzes why chaos is on the upsurge and why human society is experiencing such anxiety about it; and surveys some of the major approaches for dealing with chaos in society, organizations, and our personal lives.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Applies the findings of the new nonlinear sciences to understanding the processes of growing complexity and intensifying chaos in the modern world.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

URI MERRY holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he has taught in the Graduate School of Education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Paperback (March 30, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275951529
• ISBN-13: 978-0275951528
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,006,060 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.