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How behavior spreads : the science of complex contagions /

"A new, counterintuitive theory for how social networks influence the spread of behavior. New social movements, technologies, and public-health initiatives often struggle to take off, yet many diseases disperse rapidly without issue. Can the lessons learned from the viral diffusion of diseases...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Centola, Damon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Colección:Princeton analytical sociology series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Theory. Understanding diffusion
  • The theory of complex contagions
  • A social experiment on the internet
  • Applications. Complex contagions in other contexts
  • Diffusing innovations that face opposition
  • Diffusing change in organizations
  • Social Design. Designing social networks for diffusion
  • Creating social contexts for behavior change
  • Conclusions
  • Epilogue: Experimental sociology
  • Appendices: The ethics of social design ; Methods of computational social science ; Technical appendix for models.