Vortical postmodern ethnography: Introducing a complexity approach to systemic social theorizing

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-150

  Kuhn, Lesley ^a   Woog, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity; Theory evolution; Vortical postmodern ethnography

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; SYSTEMIC SOCIAL THEORIZING; THEORY EVOLUTION; VORTICAL POSTMORDERN ETHNOGRAPHY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DRUG PRODUCTS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 17044365405     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.681     Document Type: Conference Paper

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