Gabriel Tarde as a Founding Father of Innovation Diffusion Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2302986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jussi Kinnunen (0000-0003-1511-9402, University of Turku, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 431-442 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Sociologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000169939603900404 |
| OpenAlex | W2148204722 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 7 |
Gabriel Tarde (1843-1904) has given significant contributions to criminology, to social interaction theory and to diffusion research. Diffusion refers to spreading of social or cultural properties from one society or environment to another. Tarde created his own system of sociology, based on psychology and de signed to explain the whole of social behaviour from development of cultures to acts of an individual. In his view social change requires penetration of inventions that diffuse through the process of imitation. People imitate beliefs and desires or motives transmitted from one individual to another. Analysis should take place on a micro-level with the method he called 'interpsychology'. Tarde refuted the idea of a social whole being more than its parts. He thought at least to some extent like a reductionist. Moreover, imitation as a social phenomenon was in Tarde's view not isolated from other activities in nature but a part of a universal law of repetition. His professional experiences in court apparently directed his interest towards criminology, affected his thinking about motives and about the level of analysis. Tarde's ontological ideas were soon disregarded largely due to the criticism presented by Émile Durkheim (1858-1916). However, Tarde made quite a few insightful and practical observations that have benefited diffusion research. Likewise, aspects similar to Tarde's thoughts concerning cultural evolution seem to interest modern scientists
Criticism · Epistemology · Imitation · Phenomenon · Political science · Reductionism · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Law · Philosophy · Plant and animal studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Diffusion of innovation, innovation studies, and innovation policies
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Gabriel Tarde
| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,04 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2025 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |