Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology highlights recent developments in using micro-macro modelling to understand sociological phenomena. It includes contributions in substantive areas such as cooperation, social networks, and social segregation.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Mathematical Sociology.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction: Micro-Macro Links and Microfoundations in Sociology Werner Raub, Vincent Buskens and Marcel A.L.M. van Assen 2. Micromotives, Microstructure and Macrobehavior: The Case of Voluntary Cooperation Simon Gächter 3. Population Heterogeneity and Between-Group Substitutability and Complementarity of Social Actions Kazuo Yamaguchi 4. The Micro-Macro Link for the Theory of Structural Balance Arnout van de Rijt 5. Generative Models of Segregation: Investigating Model-Generated Patterns of Residential Segregation by Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status Mark Fossett 6. Small Worlds and Cultural Polarization Andreas Flache and Michael W. Macy 7. Self-Organization and Emergence in Social Systems. Modeling the Coevolution of Social Environments and Cooperative Behavior Dirk Helbing, Wenjian Yu and Heiko Rauhut 8. Modeling Micro-Macro Relationships: Problems and Solutions Karl-Dieter Opp