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Title
How small social systems work : from soccer teams to jazz trios and families / Yair Neuman.
ISBN
9783030822385 (electronic bk.)
3030822389 (electronic bk.)
3030822370
9783030822378
Imprint
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-82238-5 doi
Call Number
HM701
Dewey Decimal Classification
301
Summary
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).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 31, 2021).
Series
Frontiers collection, 2197-6619
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030822378
Part I
Introduction: On unhappy families, unsuccessful football teams, and grandmothers' intuition
On the foxes of Leicester, underdogs, and Lady Fortuna
There is no motherfucker who can stop (the flow of) time
Part II
The enemy of art is the enemy of soccer: On constraints, Thai boxing, and love triangles
How messy should you be to win a match? On the yin and yang of entropy
Unique interactions: On chemistry in love and soccer
How to identify the weakest link in the chain: From Sir Shackleton to Anna Karenina and the German national football team
Discussion.
