A Mathematical Model for Group Structures

Abstract

Many kinds of theories have been developed to explain human behavior. They may be classified in many ways - in terms of outstanding men, of schools of psychology, in terms of the emphasis placed upon certain concepts or areas of study. A way of classifying which is useful for the purpose of this paper is one which differentiates between a) theories which explain human behavior as a function of factors which may be coexistent but independent of each other, and b) theories which explain human behavior as a function of groups of factors constituting a continuously interacting field.