Paradigmatic Change in Social Science: From Human Exemptions to an Ecological Paradigm.

Dunlap, Riley E.

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ERIC Number: EJ231118

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Publication Date: 1980

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Paradigmatic Change in Social Science: From Human Exemptions to an Ecological Paradigm.

Dunlap, Riley E.

American Behavioral Scientist, v24 n1 p5-14 Sep-Oct 1980

Reviews various traditions and perspectives in modern social science research and indicates why these traditions are so 'unecological'. Suggests that a new worldview is necessary in social science research and in the larger society. Details of this worldview (paradigm) are presented and relevant literature is reviewed. (DB)

Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Influences, Literature Reviews, Models, Research Needs, Research Problems, Social Science Research, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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