social decision scheme

a strategy or rule used in a group to select a single alternative from among various alternatives proposed and discussed during the group’s deliberations. These schemes are sometimes explicitly acknowledged by the group, as when a formal tally of those favoring the alternative is taken and the proposal is accepted only when a certain proportion approve of it, but are sometimes implicit and informal, as when a group accepts the alternative that its most powerful members seem to favor.

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December 26th 2024

socionomics

n. the study of nonsocial influences on social groups; that is, the ways in which the physical environment modifies society. This includes the effects of different terrains and climatic conditions on economic and social organization.