Emergence of Multistability in the Cultural Dissemination of the Axelrod Model with Mass Media

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 78 - 86, 31.03.2025

Sadan Josue Lopez Morales , Ricardo Armando González Silva , Mario_ıgnacio Gonzalez_silva

https://doi.org/10.51537/chaos.1603833

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The Axelrod Model (AM) is widely recognized as a valuable tool for simulating cultural dissemination within societies. This study examines the impact of an intelligent mass media system on monoculture formation in AM and its effects on cultural dynamics. Agent-based simulations were conducted on a structured \(G_{L,L}\) lattice network, employing an experimental design to observe effects of variations in key model parameters \(q\), \(\epsilon\), and \(C\). Results reveal dynamic transitions between monocultural and n-cultural states, contingent on the interplay of parameters. The experimental design enabled a novel visualization of the data, identifying robust patterns of coexistence, where both absorbing states coexist under specific conditions. Additionally, a relationship was established between the largest cultural region size (\(S_{\text{max}}\)), the numbers of final cultural regions (\(n_R\)), and mass media information proportion in the lattice (\(\rho\)) using a least-squares approximation. This study confirms that mass media can be a critical force in cultural stability, not only promoting monocultural states but also facilitating cultural diversity under certain conditions.

Keywords

Cultural dissemination , Agent-based modeling , Mass media , Coexistence , Emergence

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