Social Dynamics

A Social Dynamics is an interdisciplinary study that focuses on the behavior, interactions, and subsequent changes within Social Groups or systems.

Context:
- It can be a subset of Sociology, Psychology, and Anthropology that delves into how individuals influence and are influenced by their Social Environment.
- It can encompass a wide range of topics such as Social Norms, Social Networks, Status, and Power Dynamics.
- It can utilize various Methodologies such as Quantitative Research, Qualitative Research, and Ethnographic Studies to analyze Social Phenomena.
- It can be applied to various scales, from small Interpersonal Interactions to large Social Structures and systems.
- It can offer insights into Social Problems, Social Change, and Social Cohesion.
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Example(s):
- The study of how social norms evolve over time within a community.
- The investigation of how power dynamics influence workplace relationships.
- The analysis of the spread of information within a social network.
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Counter-Example(s):
- Studying the physics of a moving car does not involve social dynamics.
- A purely biological study on plant growth.
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See: Human Behavior, Social Science, Social Structure, Group Behavior, Individual Behavior.

References

(Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_dynamics Retrieved:2023-9-6.
- Social dynamics (or sociodynamics) is the study of the behavior of groups that results from the interactions of individual group members as well to the study of the relationship between individual interactions and group level behaviors.