{"product_id":"sociology-with-agent-based-modeling-danny-munrow-9798181025646","title":"Sociology with Agent-Based Modeling: Computational Tools for Understanding Emergence and Complexity","description":"\u003cb\u003eReactive Publishing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the complex tapestry of social life, traditional sociological methods often struggle to capture the dynamic, emergent patterns that arise from individual interactions. \u003ci\u003eSociology with Agent-Based Modeling\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a powerful computational approach that bridges classical sociological theory with modern simulation techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides sociologists, social scientists, and computational researchers with practical tools to model, analyze, and understand how simple rules at the micro level can generate complex social phenomena at the macro level. Through clear explanations and hands-on examples, readers will learn how to build and experiment with agent-based models (ABMs) to study emergence, social complexity, collective behavior, and system-level outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey topics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCore principles of agent-based modeling and its relevance to sociological inquiry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigning agents, environments, and interaction rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimulating key social processes such as cooperation, inequality, norm formation, diffusion, and network dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTools and frameworks for implementing models in Python and other accessible platforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods for validating, visualizing, and interpreting simulation results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridging theoretical sociology with computational experimentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for both newcomers to computational methods and experienced researchers seeking to expand their toolkit, this work emphasizes conceptual clarity and reproducible research practices. Whether exploring urban segregation, opinion dynamics, organizational behavior, or large-scale social change, readers will gain the foundational skills needed to investigate social emergence through rigorous simulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and academics in sociology, complexity science, computational social science, and related fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danny Munrow,Victor Solway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798181025646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.09d","brand":"Danny Munrow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173602435327,"sku":"9798181025646","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sociology-with-agent-based-modeling-danny-munrow-9798181025646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}