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Record W4411700173 · doi:10.63332/joph.v4i3.2686

Simulation of the Clash between Cultural Values in Heterogeneous Society using Numerical Methods

2025· article· en· W4411700173 on OpenAlex

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Bibliographic record

VenueJournal of Posthumanism · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldPhysics and Astronomy
TopicOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence
Canadian institutionsnot available
Fundersnot available
KeywordsSociology

Abstract

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Cultural value conflicts, which have their origins in different moral codes, traditions, and social standards, are a reliable source of social friction in communities that are comprised of people from different backgrounds. When it comes to effectively forecasting or controlling the dynamics of such disputes, traditional qualitative techniques often provide inadequate results. In this study, a mathematical framework is presented for the purpose of simulating cultural value conflicts via the use of numerical approaches that are based on differential equation modelling and agent-based systems. We construct a conflict index function that simulates interactions between cultural groups across time. This function is based on Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory as well as Inglehart–Welzel's cultural map. The quantification of cultural resilience and conflict escalation in hypothetical multicultural configurations is accomplished by the enhanced use of finite difference techniques and interaction models inspired by the Lotka–Volterra model. In order to undertake empirical validation, census-based demographic data and World Values Survey (WVS) datasets from Canada and the Netherlands, two of the most notable multicultural countries in the world, are used. The findings indicate that there are non-linear patterns of cultural convergence and divergence that occur under different integration approaches and population changes for different populations. The data that we have obtained provide a quantitative foundation for policy choices that are intended to improve social cohesiveness and reduce the amount of cultural polarization that exists. This research marks a big step forward in the process of incorporating numerical simulation into the investigation of sociocultural conflicts.

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Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.000
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Simulation or modeling · Consensus signal: Simulation or modeling
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.152
Threshold uncertainty score0.186

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

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Metaresearch0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.000
Science and technology studies0.0000.000
Scholarly communication0.0000.000
Open science0.0000.000
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

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Opus teacher head0.037
GPT teacher head0.414
Teacher spread0.377 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it