An Agent-Based Model of Indirect Minority Influence on Social Change

An Agent-Based Model of Indirect Minority Influence on Social Change (1.0.0)

This model demonstrates how different psychological mechanisms and network structures generate various patterns of cultural dynamics including cultural diversity, polarization, and majority dominance, as explored by Jung, Bramson, Crano, Page, and Miller (2021). It focuses particularly on the psychological mechanisms of indirect minority influence, a concept introduced by Serge Moscovici (1976, 1980)’s genetic model of social influence, and validates how such influence can lead to social change.

Release Notes

Model for: Jung, J., Bramson, A., Crano, W. D., Page, S. E., & Miller, J. H. (2021). Cultural drift, indirect minority influence, network structure, and their impacts on cultural change and diversity. American Psychologist, 76, 1039–1053.

Associated Publications

Jung, J., Bramson, A., Crano, W. D., Page, S. E., & Miller, J. H. (2021). Cultural drift, indirect minority influence, network structure, and their impacts on cultural change and diversity. American Psychologist, 76(6), 1039–1053. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000844


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.comses.net/codebases/7136f043-2149-47c5-9540-220db008b18c/releases/1.0.0