TY - JOUR T1 - Object Oriented Modeling Frameworks for the Social Systems AU - Balaguera, Manuel Ignacio AU - Lis, Jenny Paola AU - Gaitan, Mercedes AU - Viloria, Amelec AU - Acuna, Paula Vivana Robayo JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 12 IS - 11 SP - 2897 EP - 2900 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2017.2897.2900 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.2897.2900 KW - Turbulent KW -UTOPIA KW -reductionist methods KW -computational models KW -modeling framework AB - In the present study, an object oriented approach and modeling framework is proposed for the construction of synthetic, computational models of social systems. The conventional approach to model and study social systems will be reviewed and outlined, indicating its limitations to deal with their associated complex turbulent phenomena. The proposed object oriented integrative modeling will be explained emphasizing its advantages compared to reductionist methods when dealing with complex systems. Finally, the main architecture of the UTOPIA computational modeling framework, an ongoing, development is shown and described. ER -