Foreword - Frederick Turner
Chaos and Social Science
Preface
PART ONE: EMERGING NEW DIRECTIONS: MYTHS AND THEORIES
The Myth of Postmodern Science - Bob Price
From Enlightenment to Chaos - Mary E Lee
Toward Nonmodern Social Theory
The Persistence of ¿Emergence¿ - Kevin Mihata
Chaos and Complexity - Kurt W Back
Necessary Myths
Nonlinear Dynamics and the Micro-Macro Bridge - Thomas S Smith
Nonlinear Dynamics, Complexity and Public Policy - Euel Elliot and L Douglas Kiel
Use, Misuse and Applicability
Self-Organization of the Economy - Helmut Michael Staubmann
A System-Theoretical Reconsideration of Georg Simmel¿s Philosophy of Money
The Omicron Point Sociological Application of the Anthropic Theory - William Sims Bainbridge
The Origins of Order and Disorder in Physical and Social Deterministic Systems - Alvin M Saperstein
PART TWO: PRELIMINARY THINKING ABOUT METHODS
Webs of Chaos - William F Stroup II
Implications for Research Designs
Chaos and Social Reality - R J Bird
An Emergent Perspective
Chaos and Pattern in Complex Systems - Ben Goertzel
PART THREE: CONCEPTUAL MODELS AND APPLICATIONS
Dynamics of Children¿s Friendships - Lutz-Michael Alisch, Shahram Azizighanbari and Martin Bargfeldt
Short-Term Changes in the Domestic Division of Labor - Sara Horsfall and Elizabeth Maret
Intimations of Complexity
Biological Foundations of Social Interaction - Thomas S Smith and Gregory T Stevens
Explorations of Nonlinear Dynamics in Arousal-Modulation
Collective Behavior Following Disasters - Eve Passerini and David Bahr
A Cellular Automation Model
Organizations and Constraint-Based Adaptation - Kakthleen M Carley
Chaotic Behavior in Society - Kevin Dooley et al
Adolescent Childbearing in Texas 1964-1990
So Where Are We Now? A Final Word - Raymond A Eve