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Socionomics
'''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 coincidentally with the stock market...''"<ref> Robert R. Prechter, Jr. ''Socionomics: The Science of History and Social Prediction'' (New Classics Library, 1999, P.O. Box 1618 Gainesville Georgia 30503), p. 237.</ref>


== Recognition of SocionomicsAcademic recognition ==
The counter-intuitive premise of socionomics has begun to draw attention from academics. Mathematician John Casti observed, "''Socionomics completely turns on its head the idea that events shape social mood. Since trends in social mood produce Elliott wave patterns, the mood itself must follow a definite pattern. And if that's true, it certainly cannot be the result of external events, which are random and don't follow set trends''." <ref>John Casti (31 Augu(contracted; show full)* [http://www.socionomics.net/ The Socionomics Institute]
* [http://www.socionomics.org/ Socionomics Foundation]
* [http://www.sociotimes.org/
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