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  2. Sociological theory of diffusion - Wikipedia

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    The sociological theory of diffusion is the study of the diffusion of innovations throughout social groups and organizations. The topic has seen rapid growth since the 1990s, reflecting curiosity about the process of social change and "fueled by interest in institutional arguments and in network and dynamic analysis."

  3. Diffusion of responsibility - Wikipedia

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    Diffusion of responsibility [1] is a sociopsychological phenomenon whereby a person is less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when other bystanders or witnesses are present. Considered a form of attribution , the individual assumes that others either are responsible for taking action or have already done so.

  4. New institutionalism - Wikipedia

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    Sociological institutionalism is a form of new institutionalism that concerns "the way in which institutions create meaning for individuals, providing important theoretical building blocks for normative institutionalism within political science". [19]

  5. Diffusion of innovations - Wikipedia

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    The theory was popularized by Everett Rogers in his book Diffusion of Innovations, first published in 1962. [1] Rogers argues that diffusion is the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the participants in a social system. The origins of the diffusion of innovations theory are varied and span ...

  6. Everett Rogers - Wikipedia

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    The diffusion of innovations according to Rogers. With successive groups of consumers adopting the new technology (shown in blue), its market share (yellow) will eventually reach the saturation level. When the first edition of Diffusion of Innovations was published in 1962, Rogers was an assistant professor of rural sociology at Ohio State ...

  7. Cultural diffusion - Wikipedia

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    Expansion diffusion: an innovation or idea that develops in a source area and remains strong there, while also spreading outward to other areas. This can include hierarchical, stimulus, and contagious diffusion. Relocation diffusion: an idea or innovation that migrates into new areas, leaving behind its origin or source of the cultural trait.

  8. There’s a method behind Trump’s tariff madness - AOL

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    That’s why Trump has called “tariff” the fourth-most beautiful word in the dictionary, behind “God,” “love” and “religion”: It’s a multifaceted tool to achieve three goals.

  9. Sociocultural evolution - Wikipedia

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    In sociology, rationalization is the process whereby an increasing number of social actions become based on considerations of teleological efficiency or calculation rather than on motivations derived from morality, emotion, custom, or tradition.