Review of Sociology
Volume/Issue:
Volume 13: Issue 1
Growth functions, social diffusion, and social change
Author:
Nikos Fokas Eötvös Lorand University (ELTE TáTK) Social Relations Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences H-1117 Budapest Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a Hungary

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Pages:
5–30
Online Publication Date:
19 Jun 2007
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2007
Article Category:
Journal Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/revsoc.13.2007.1.1
Keywords (English):
logistic function; growth functions; diffusion of innovations; bi-logistic growth; logistic substitution
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Owing to the spectacular currency of information and communication technologies, the diffusion of innovations has become one of the most exciting research topics in the social sciences in the past decade. This study gives an account of the most basic types of growth functions, and then inspects the broad applications of this diffusion of technological innovations. The second half of the study surveys the endeavors which seek to apply the use of growth functions to the broadest possible areas of social change via the long waves of economic development and logistic substitution processes.

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Review of Sociology
Print ISSN:
1417-8648
Online ISSN:
1588-2845

Review of Sociology
Language English
Year of
Foundation		 2000
Publication
Programme		 ceased
Founder A Magyar Szociológiai Társaság -- Hungarian Sociological Association
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Address		 H-1097 Budapest, Hungary Tóth Kálmán u.4.
Publisher Akadémiai Kiadó
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Address		 H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
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Publisher		 Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó
ISSN 1417-8648 (Print)
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