عنوان المقال عربي
طبيعة المحاکاة الحاسوبية في العلوم الاجتماعية
Document Type
Original Study
Keywords English
cellular automata, emergence, agent-based simulation, artificial society, complex systems
كلمات مفتاحية عربي
الأوتوماتا الخلوية, الانبثاق, المحاکاة القائمة على الوکيل, المجتمع الاصطناعي, النظم المعقدة
Abstract English
In recent years, social science researchers have been much more interested in using computer simulation techniques to study phenomena such as the compatibility and separation of ethnic groups, the transmission of social norms and the spread of rumors and their effects on the stock exchange, virtual financial markets, regulatory policies, and others. Computer simulation has served as a substitute for actual experiments at times. This is particularly beneficial in the social field given the difficulty of manipulating humans and their behaviors freely at the discretion of the experimenter. It has also served as a technique for investigating detailed dynamics of systems, and as a guiding tool for developing hypotheses and models. This study investigates the nature, history, types, and uses of computer simulations commonly used in the social sciences. It also addresses the problems of its application within these fields and their advantages as well. This study emphasizes that despite the many methodological challenges of that application, computer simulations are of great importance when studying the problem of emergence and when they function as a virtual experimental tool.
الملخص العربي
زاد خلال السنوات الأخيرة اهتمام باحثو العلوم الاجتماعية باستخدام تقنيات المحاکاة الحاسوبية لدراسة ظواهر مثل: توافق المجموعات العرقية وانفصالها، وتناقل المعايير الاجتماعية، وانتشار الإشاعات وتأثيراتها على البورصة والأسواق المالية الافتراضية والسياسات التنظيمية وغيرها. وخدمت کبديلًا للتجارب الفعلية في بعض الأحيان. وهذا مفيد في الميدان الاجتماعي بشکل خاص؛ بالنظر إلى صعوبة تطويع البشر وسلوکياتهم بحرية وفقًا لتقدير المُجرب. کما خدمت کتقنية للتحقيق في الديناميکيات التفصيلية للنظم، وکأداة إرشادية لتطوير الفروض والنماذج. وتناقش هذه الدراسة طبيعة عمليات المحاکاة الحاسوبية الشائع استخدامها في العلوم الاجتماعية وتاريخها وأنواعها وأغراض استخدامها. کما تتعرض لمشکلات تطبيقها داخل هذه الحقول ومزاياها أيضًا. وتخلص هذه الدراسة إلى أنه على الرغم من کثرة تحديات ذلک التطبيق الميثودلوجية؛ تحظى عمليات المحاکاة الحاسوبية بأهمية کبرى عند دراسة مشکلة الانبثاق، وعند قيامها بدور الأداة التجريبية الافتراضية. In recent years, social science researchers have been much more interested in using computer simulation techniques to study phenomena such as the compatibility and separation of ethnic groups, the transmission of social norms and the spread of rumors and their effects on the stock exchange, virtual financial markets, regulatory policies, and others. Computer simulation has served as a substitute for actual experiments at times. This is particularly beneficial in the social field given the difficulty of manipulating humans and their behaviors freely at the discretion of the experimenter. It has also served as a technique for investigating detailed dynamics of systems, and as a guiding tool for developing hypotheses and models. This study investigates the nature, history, types, and uses of computer simulations commonly used
Recommended Citation
Fanous, mena Sity Youssef
(2022)
"The Nature of Computer Simulation in the Social Sciences,"
Journal of the Faculty of Arts (JFA): Vol. 82:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/jarts.2021.72050.1135
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.21608/jarts.2021.72050.1135
Accept Date
2021-05-31
Publication Date
1-1-2022