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31st APS Annual Convention

Modeling the Dynamics of Rapid Social Change

Friday, May 24, 2019 · Washington, DC

Oral · Social

We focus on understanding the rapid and often unanticipated changes in societal norms, attitudes, and values that are increasingly obvious in today’s world. The participants, representing diverse theoretical orientations, will use computational modeling to examine the common processes that underlie idiosyncratic features of different instances of rapid social change.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Stephen ReadChair
    University of Southern California
  • Robin VallacherCoChair
    Florida Atlantic University

Presentations

  1. Leniency Threshold: How Much Leniency Is Required for Minority Ideas to Spread in a Group?Jiin Jung, William Crano, Aaron Bramson, Scott Page, John Miller
  2. Modeling Tipping Points in the Movement of People Vs. the Movement of IdeasRob MacCoun
  3. The Dynamics of Culture Change in Tight and Loose CulturesMichele Gelfand, Xinyue Pan
  4. The Bubble Theory of Social Change: Phase Transitions in Societal Norms and AttitudesAndrzej Nowak, Robin Vallacher