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'''Socionomics''' is a non-scientific theory invented by [[Robert Prechter|Robert R. Prechter, Jr]] in his self-published book ''Socionomics: The Science of History and Social Prediction'' (1999), and in ''Pioneering Studies In Socionomics'' (2003).

According to Prechter, socionomics is the study oftheory that explains the dynamics of aggregatcollective human social behavior, in all contexts of decision-making under uncertainty. . Its key hypothesis is that social actions are not causal to changend events do not cause trends in "social mood," but rather, changes in "social mood" motivate produce trend changes in social action. Humans'In other words, the unconscious human impulses to [[Herd#Human parallels|herd]] affect the emergence of "social mood trends," which in turn shapedrives social mood trends, as evidenced by the tone and character of social action. This perspective appliedynamic unfolds across all realms of social activity, including economic, financial, political and cultural.

The word "socionomics" was coined by [[Robert Prechter]], and explained in his book ''Socionomics: The Science of History and Social Prediction'' (1999). A well-known practitioner of [[Ralph Nelson Elliott|R.N. Elliott's]] [[Elliott wave principle|Wave Principle]], Prechter says socionomics expands upon the "vast insight" of Elliott's work: "''If stock market trends reflect social mood trends, the emotions associated with those trends must have other manifestations. An examination of the major areas of social mood expression where data are available shows that they do, as popular cultural trends peak and trough coincidentally with the stock market...''"⏎
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==Examples==
Below are a few examples of the difference in causal perspective between socionomics and conventional theories:

===Standard View (social action influences social mood)===
* Recession causes businessmen to be cautious.
* Talented leaders make the population happy.
* A rising stock market makes people increasingly optimistic.
* Scandals make people outraged.
(contracted; show full)* [http://www.socionomics.net/ The Socionomics Institute]
* [http://www.socionomics.org/ Socionomics Foundation]
* [http://www.sociotimes.org/
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