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On the mutual influence of individuals in a social group

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A previous mathematical study of a situation, in which the behavior of a larger group of individuals is controlled by a smaller group, is generalized for the case when the “activity” of the individuals in the group is continuously graded. The existence of two possible social configurations and of sudden transitions from one configuration to another are found in this case also.

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  1. Rashevsky, N. Studies in mathematical theory of human relations.Psychometrika, 1939,4, 221–239.

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    N. Rashevsky & Alston S. Householder

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Rashevsky, N., Householder, A.S. On the mutual influence of individuals in a social group. Psychometrika 6, 317–321 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02288587

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