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A New Ecological Paradigm for Post-Exuberant Sociology.
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Catton, William R., Jr.; Dunlap, Riley E. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1980
Considers how the changed ecological conditions confronting human societies challenge sociology. Concludes that sociology stands in need of a fundamental alteration in its disciplinary paradigm. Suggests a 'New Ecological Paradigm' which may better serve the field of sociology in light of the current recognition of ecological realities. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Models, Research Needs, Research Problems
Paradigmatic Change in Social Science: From Human Exemptions to an Ecological Paradigm.
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Dunlap, Riley E. – American Behavioral Scientist, 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