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'''Socionomics''' is a theory thatnon-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).
The theory attempts to explains the dynamics of collective human behavior. Its key hypothesis is that social actions and events do not cause trends in social mood, but rather, changes in social mood produce trend changes in social action. In other words, the unconscious human impulse to [[Herd#Human parallels|herd]] drives social mood trends, as evidenced by the tone and character of social action. This dynamic 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 coincidental(contracted; show full)* [http://www.socionomics.net/ The Socionomics Institute]
* [http://www.socionomics.org/ Socionomics Foundation]
* [http://www.sociotimes.org/
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