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Social dynamics (or sociodynamics) is the study of the behavior of groups and of the interactions of individual group members, aiming to understand the emergence of complex social behaviors among microorganisms, plants and animals, including humans. It is related to sociobiology but also draws from physics and complex system sciences.
In the last century, sociodynamics was viewed as part of psychology, as shown in the work: "Sociodynamics: an integrative theorem of power, authority, interfluence and love".[1] In the 1990s, social dynamics began being viewed as a separate scientific discipline[By whom?]. An important paper in this respect is: "The Laws of Sociodynamics".[2]
Then, starting in the 2000s, sociodynamics took off as a discipline of its own, many papers were released in the field in this decade.
^E. Bannester, Michael (1969). "Sociodynamics: An Integrative Theorem of Power, Authority, Interfluence and Love". American Sociological Review. 34 (3): 374–393. doi:10.2307/2092502. ISSN 0003-1224.
^E. Koshland, Daniel (27 July 1990). "The Laws of Sociodynamics". Science. 249 (4967): 341–341. doi:10.1126/science.249.4967.341. ISSN 0036-8075.
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