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SIMSOC: Simulated Society, Participant's Manual : Fifth Edition (Participant's Manual) by William A. Gamson (2000, Trade Paperback)
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SIMSOC: SIMULATED SOCIETY, PARTICIPANT'S MANUAL: FIFTH EDITION (PARTICIPANT'S MANUAL) By William A. Gamson & Larry G. Peppers **BRAND NEW**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFree Press
ISBN-100684871408
ISBN-139780684871400
eBay Product ID (ePID)19454
Product Key Features
Edition5
Book TitleSimsoc: Simulated Society, Participant's Manual : Fifth Edition (Participant's Manual)
Number of Pages188 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicLeadership, Methodology, Sociology / General, Role Playing & Fantasy
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Games & Activities, Business & Economics
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam A. Gamson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight15.8 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-037167
ReviewsTeaching Sociology [SIMSOC's] potential for stimulating the learning process is staggering....It continues to attract devotes. The options for personal modification and innovation are there. The applicability to various course orientations and subtopics is limitless...
Dewey Decimal300.71
Edition DescriptionStudent edition
Table Of ContentContents PREFACE IN ORDER TO PLAY SIMSOC 1 RULES INTRODUCTION Coordinator's Role Nature of the Rules Summary of the Rules General Constraints PERSONAL LIFE Simbucks Region Travel Subsistence Munchies Enterprises BASIC GROUPS BASIN RETSIN POP SOP EMPIN HUMSERVE MASMED JUDCO The Group Head Mergers COLLECTIVE LIFE National Indicators Public Programs Changes in the National Indicators Consequences of Changes in the National Indicators GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS Absenteeism Unemployment Death Minority Croup Members (Optional) Individual Coals Simforce Simriot Government Special Events (Optional) SUMMARY Self-Test on SIMSOC Rules Some Common Questions about Playing SIMSOC STUDY QUESTIONS (Optional) Assignment One Assignment Two Assignment Three 2 SELECTED READINGS 3 FORMS
SynopsisSIMSOC: Participant's ManualSIMSOC (which is pronounced sim-sock and stands for simulated society) is a dynamic group simulation game that forces participants to cope with the daily problems of governing society. Assuming a variety of roles, the players grapple with issues like abuse of power, justice, diversity, trust, and leadership as they negotiate their way through labor-management strife, political turmoil, and natural disasters. SIMSOC imposes few rules and restrictions upon its participants. There is no programmed outcome. Success or failure is dependent upon decisions made by players and the creativity of the group. To be successful, players must utilize every basic social process from cooperation and reward to threat and punishment. SIMSOC will make participants ask questions about social control, and bring everyday experience and deeper understanding to even the most arcane social and organizational theory.Included in this Fifth Edition of SIMSOC'sParticipant's Manualare instructions for playing, materials for play, study questions based on participation, and selected readings about simulation games, leadership, and social processes. New to the Fifth Edition are additional size levels to accommodate larger groups, simplified rules, and readings by authors from Nicholas Lemann to Robert Putnam.Each SIMSOC participant should have a copy of theParticipant's Manualand the instructor a copy of SIMSOC'sCoordinator's Manual,which contains additional materials needed for play and directions on how to set up and run SIMSOC. OneCoordinator's Manualwill be needed for each SIMSOC exercise of up to ninety participants. It can be obtained, for a $5.00 fee, by writing, on letterhead, to:The Free PressA Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.Faculty Service Desk1230 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY 10020, The official guide to SIMSOC, the dynamic group simulation game whose "potential for stimulating the learning process is staggering" ( Teaching Sociology ), in which players grapple with the challenge of governing society. In SIMSOC, players confront issues like abuse of power, justice, diversity, trust, and leadership as they negotiate their way through labor-management strife, political turmoil, and natural disasters. Success or failure is dependent upon decisions made by players and the creativity of the group--and every game is a teaching tool. To be successful, players must utilize every basic social process from cooperation and reward to threat and punishment. SIMSOC will make participants ask questions about social control, and bring everyday experience and deeper understanding to even the most arcane social and organizational theory. Included in this Fifth Edition of SIMSOC's Participant's Manual are instructions for playing, materials for play, study questions based on participation, and selected readings about simulation games, leadership, and social processes. New to the Fifth Edition are additional size levels to accommodate groups of up to ninety participants with simplified rules and readings by authors from Nicholas Lemann to Robert Putnam.
LC Classification NumberH61.G27 2000
As told toPeppers, Larry G.
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