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...ch as roles, [[wikt:routine|routines]], [[algorithms]], models of reality, social relationships, and institutions. In [[game theory]], rules and rule comple ...ions, Principles, and Elaborations Grounded in Social Theory, In Search of Social Order, “Studies in Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric”, Vol. 8(21):7–40. ...

...]], the '''utilitarian rule''' (also called the '''max-sum rule''') is a [[Social welfare function|rule]] saying that, among all possible alternatives, socie ..." for society (the question of what "best" means is the basic problem of [[social choice theory]]). ...

...ditions, the only [[Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy)|coherent]] social choice function is given by the [[utilitarian rule]].<ref name=":0">{{Citat ...iven by a weighted sum of individual [[utility function]]s, so long as the social choice function satisfies three conditions:<ref name=":0" /> ...

...f social interactions. After reviewing and examining various communication theories and previous empirical evidence pertaining to [[interpersonal communication ...er consideration of a multitude of theories and models stated, "while most theories predict a mix of patterns rather than committing to a single dominant patte ...

...e study of various natural and social phenomena, and has close ties to the theories of [[optimal control]] and [[set-valued analysis]]. Many systems, organizations, and networks arising in biology and the social sciences do not evolve in a deterministic way, nor even in a stochastic way ...

...s de l'intérêt général et le problème logique de l'agrégation |trans-title=Theories of general interest and the logical problem of aggregation |language=fr |jo ...he impartial culture maximizes the probability of majority cycles |journal=Social Choice and Welfare |date=1 December 2003 |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=387–398 ...

...expect more balanced foundations for this article, drawing from sources in social geography, economics and the like. In economics for instance, the literatur ...es or [[Wave propagation|waves travel]] through vacuum. The model in the [[social science]] describes the flows of people between different locations. Daily ...

...he Dimensions of Segregation|journal=Social Forces; A Scientific Medium of Social Study and Interpretation|volume=91|issue=1|pages=39–43|doi=10.1093/sf/sos11 == Theories Behind Occupational Segregation == ...

...derscoring the inherent constraints and individual differences in managing social relationships. ...ng limitations in memory, emotional investment, and the time available for social interactions. ...

Several '''theories of taxation''' exist in [[public economics]]. Governments at all levels (na ...{cite web|url=http://economicsconcepts.com/theories_of_taxation.htm |title=Theories of Taxation – Benefit Theory – Cost of Service Theory – Ability to Pay Theo ...

...aph Algebras|"Graph Algebra" as used in the social sciences|Graph algebra (social sciences)}} ...avey|Idziak|Lampe|McNulty|2000|pp=145–172}} [[equational theory|equational theories]],{{sfn|Pöschel|1989|pp=273–282}} [[flatness (systems theory)|flatness]],{{ ...

...ces. As society evolves secondary groups emerge which gradually absorb the social functions that had been provided by the kinship- and family-type units. Oft ...r). But there are positive incentives as well. There might be some sort of social incentives in small groups with close contact (friendships within the group ...

...first1=Colin F. |title=An experimental test of several generalized utility theories |journal=Journal of Risk and Uncertainty |date=April 1989 |volume=2 |issue= ...|doi=10.1007/978-94-010-9276-0_8 |chapter=Random Orderings and Stochastic Theories of Responses (1960) |title=Economic Information, Decision, and Prediction | ...

...date=1989-04-01 |title=An experimental test of several generalized utility theories |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00055711 |journal=Journal of Risk and Uncert ...{{Citation |last=Block |first=H. D. |title=Random Orderings and Stochastic Theories of Responses (1960) |date=1974 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9276 ...

...lume 6. Investigations of man as socius: Their place in psychology and the social sciences.|pages=94–172|publisher=McGraw-Hill|language=en|doi=10.1037/10590- ...ref>{{Cite web|url=http://psych.fullerton.edu/jmearns/rotter.htm|title=The Social Learning Theory of Julian B. Rotter|website=psych.fullerton.edu|access-date ...

...Some key concepts in Gordon Pask's Interaction of Actors and Conversation Theories. ''Constructivist Foundations''. 4(3): 151-158 (pp. 155-156).</ref> ...ies of agreement or epistemological dependence to produce a "sharp-valued" social science with precision comparable to the results of the hard sciences. It w ...

==Alternative theories of work design== ...otechnical systems theory<ref>Trist, E. L., & Bamforth, K. W. (1951). Some social and psychological consequences of long-wall methods of coal getting. Human ...

In [[macroeconomics]], the '''cost of business cycles''' is the decrease in [[social welfare]], if any, caused by [[business cycle]] fluctuations. ...mic surplus|individual]] (or, under some restrictive conditions, social) [[Social welfare function|welfare]] is to ask what percentage of her annual average ...

...each other. The Bayesian approach has also been fruitful in the field of [[social epistemology]], for example, concerning the problem of [[testimony]] or the ...are often faced with the problem of having to decide between two competing theories. In such cases, the interest is not so much in absolute confirmation, or ho ...

[[File:Moreno_Sociogram_2nd_Grade.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Diagram of a social network of 7-8-year-old children, mapped by asking each child to indicate t ...blisher=Springer|year=2013|isbn=978-9400767720|contribution=Interaction in social networks|first1=Diane|last1=Felmlee|first2=Robert|last2=Faris|pages=439–464 ...