Social entropy is a sociological theory that evaluates social behaviours using a method based on the second law of thermodynamics.[1] The equivalent of entropy in a social system is considered to be wealth or residence location.[2] The term "social entropy" was first used by physicist Peter Tait in 1874.[3] The theory was introduced by Kenneth D. Bailey in 1990[4] and extended recently by Roumen Tsekov, who related social entropy to liberty and economic freedom.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Social Entropy: A Paradigmatic Approach of the second law of thermodynamics to an unusual domain". www.nexialinstitute.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Parra-Luna, Francisco (2009). Systems Science and Cybernetics- Volume I. EOLSS Publications. p. 165. ISBN 978-1848262027.
- ^ www.eoht.info https://www.eoht.info/page/Social%20entropy. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Ritzer, George (2004). Encyclopedia of Social Theory. SAGE Publications. p. 314. ISBN 1452265461.
- ^ Tsekov, Roumen (2023). "Social Thermodynamics 2.0". arXiv:2307.05984.
Further reading
edit- Klaus Krippendorff's Dictionary of Cybernetics (University of Pennsylvania)
- Kenneth D. Bailey (1990). Social Entropy Theory. Albany, New York: State University of New York (SUNY) Press. ISSN 1094-429X
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