laws of imitation
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The laws of imitation are Gabriel Tarde’s foundational sociological principles explaining how social behavior, ideas, and innovations spread through patterned imitation among individuals.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| laws of imitation canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
social psychology concept
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sociological theory ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
formation of public opinion
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spread of artistic styles ⓘ spread of deviant behavior ⓘ spread of linguistic habits ⓘ spread of religious movements ⓘ spread of technological innovations ⓘ |
| author | Gabriel Tarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
law of adaptation
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law of close contact ⓘ law of imitation of superiors by inferiors ⓘ law of insertion ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Émile Durkheim’s emphasis on social facts ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
ideas and innovations diffuse via patterned imitation
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imitation is a fundamental social process ⓘ social behavior spreads through imitation ⓘ social order emerges from repeated acts of imitation ⓘ |
| describes |
spread of beliefs
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spread of criminal behavior ⓘ spread of customs ⓘ spread of fashions ⓘ spread of inventions ⓘ spread of social innovations ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
interpersonal influence
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micro-level interactions between individuals ⓘ repetition of examples ⓘ role of prestige in imitation ⓘ role of proximity in imitation ⓘ |
| field |
criminology
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social psychology ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | Gabriel Tarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
criminological theories of differential association
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cultural diffusion studies ⓘ diffusion of innovations theory NERFINISHED ⓘ social learning theory ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalFormulation | French ⓘ |
| mainWork | Les Lois de l’imitation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ontology | interactionist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
behavioral diffusion
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memetics ⓘ norm diffusion ⓘ social contagion ⓘ |
| status | classical sociological theory ⓘ |
| theoreticalLevel | micro-sociological ⓘ |
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