TY  - GEN
N2  - Most of us are intuitively familiar with small social systems, such as families and soccer teams. Surprisingly, though, most of us are unaware of how complex these systems are or of the fact that they have a unique character distinguishing them from both populations and individuals. The current manuscript, which emerged from high-level scientific publications on the subject, aims to bridge this gap in our understanding of small social systems. The book aims to explain, illustrate, and model the unique and fascinating nature of small (social) systems by relying on deep scientific foundations and by using examples from sport, movies, music, and the martial arts. To support its friendly exposition of challenging scientific ideas, the book also discusses entertaining questions such as (1) why inviting your mother-in-law to dinner might be a challenging event, for reasons you have never considered; (2) why soccer teams should be messy in order to win; (3) why Nazis are deeply wrong in their understanding of the importance of entropy; and (4) why anda fighters failed in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).
DO  - 10.1007/978-3-030-82238-5
DO  - doi
AB  - Most of us are intuitively familiar with small social systems, such as families and soccer teams. Surprisingly, though, most of us are unaware of how complex these systems are or of the fact that they have a unique character distinguishing them from both populations and individuals. The current manuscript, which emerged from high-level scientific publications on the subject, aims to bridge this gap in our understanding of small social systems. The book aims to explain, illustrate, and model the unique and fascinating nature of small (social) systems by relying on deep scientific foundations and by using examples from sport, movies, music, and the martial arts. To support its friendly exposition of challenging scientific ideas, the book also discusses entertaining questions such as (1) why inviting your mother-in-law to dinner might be a challenging event, for reasons you have never considered; (2) why soccer teams should be messy in order to win; (3) why Nazis are deeply wrong in their understanding of the importance of entropy; and (4) why anda fighters failed in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship).
T1  - How small social systems work :from soccer teams to jazz trios and families /
DA  - 2021.
CY  - Cham, Switzerland :
AU  - Neuman, Yair,
CN  - HM701
PB  - Springer,
PP  - Cham, Switzerland :
PY  - 2021.
ID  - 1439140
KW  - Social systems.
KW  - Systèmes sociaux.
SN  - 9783030822385
SN  - 3030822389
TI  - How small social systems work :from soccer teams to jazz trios and families /
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-82238-5
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