Q. What is
socionomics?
Socionomics is
unlike any other sociological/economic examination
of market and social trends. It argues that all
social events are the product of collective human
psychology, which in turn is based upon unconscious
impulses to herd.
Q. Can you elaborate?
There is strong
evidence that the changes in human attitude
precede compatible changes in history and
culture. For example, when the social mood is
increasingly jubilant and optimistic, the economy
tends to expand. When the social mood is
increasingly dark and pessimistic, the economy tends
to contract. With each expansion and contraction,
certain societal characteristics tend to appear on a
consistent basis.
Q. What is its
basis?
Social
mood trends are based on prerational mentation which
is a result of a herding impulse generated by the
brain’s limbic system. The resulting pattern of
behavior reflects biological structures and
processes found throughout the body.
Q. I have never
heard of socionomics. Has it been written about
before?
Bob Prechter
invented the concept and coined
the term. He first presented the
core ideas in 1985 and 1986 in his
papers titled "Popular Culture
and the Stock market" and "The
Fractal Nature of Social Progress."
Recently, Bob released a more comprehensive
presentation in his 2-book boxed
set Socionomics:
The Science of History and Social
Prediction.
Q. How does the Wave Principle
fit into the picture?
Collective mood
is patterned according to the Wave Principle and by
extension, Fibonacci mathematics. The book provides
a substantial amount of new scientific evidence in
support of both the Wave Principle and socionomics.
Q. Does this mean social trends
are predictable?
Yes, to a great
degree because society tends to move from collective
pessimism to collective optimism and back in a
structured progression that is often predictable.
When you study a social event in that context, you
can see how this patterned progression affects the
course of human events – everything from wars to
stock market trends to fads in music, movies and
dress. Then, you can often anticipate those trends
as well.
Q. Is all this
completely documented?
This science is
brand new, so we have discovered only the tip of the
iceberg. As time goes on, we fully expect the
socionomic horizon to broaden and the empirical
evidence that currently supports the legitimacy of
socionomics to grow. We welcome all input,
particularly rigorous studies in the field.
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