Social entropy is a
sociological theory
A sociological theory is a that intends to consider, analyze, and/or explain objects of social reality from a sociological perspective,Macionis, John and Linda M. Gerber. 2010. ''Sociology'' (7th Canadian ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson ...
that evaluates social behaviours using a method based on the
second law of thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics is a physical law based on Universal (metaphysics), universal empirical observation concerning heat and Energy transformation, energy interconversions. A simple statement of the law is that heat always flows spont ...
. The equivalent of entropy in a social system is considered to be wealth or residence location. The term "social entropy" was first used by physicist
Peter Tait in 1874. The theory was introduced by
Kenneth D. Bailey in 1990 and extended recently b
Roumen Tsekov who related social entropy to liberty and economic freedom.
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Further reading
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Klaus Krippendorff
Klaus Krippendorff (March 21, 1932 – October 10, 2022) was a communication scholar, social science methodologist, and cyberneticist. and was the Gregory Bateson professor for Cybernetics, Language, and Culture at the University of Pennsylvania' ...
's ''Dictionary of Cybernetics'' (University of Pennsylvania)
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Kenneth D. Bailey (1990). ''Social Entropy Theory''. Albany, New York: State University of New York (SUNY) Press. ISSN 1094-429X
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