Dynamics - Sociology and Psychology

Sociology and Psychology

  • Group dynamics, the study of social group processes especially
  • Power dynamics, the dynamics of power, used in sociology
  • Psychodynamics, the study of the underlying psychological forces driving human behaviour
  • Spiral Dynamics, a social development theory
  • Social dynamics, the ability of a society to react to changes

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