Socionomics vs. Socioeconomics
When writing about socionomics, people sometimes give it the
misnomer “socioeconomics." Here are the key differences between the two
fields.
Socioeconomics is the study of the social results
of economic actions. Its primary focus is on the social impact of economic
change. Its goal is to monitor and evaluate the effects of the changing social
landscape and the economic status of people.
Socionomics is the study of social mood and
its results in social actions. It studies how waves of endogenously regulated
social mood in turn regulate changes in the economy,
political
preferences, financial
markets, pop
culture, etc.
While socioeconomists examine changes in the social environment,
socionomists reveal the cause behind those changes and have a tool for anticipating
them.