Document Type
Article
Abstract
Applied Sociology requires a different paradigm than traditional scientific sociology. A framework for doing applied sociology can be formulated from a synthesis of available sociological traditions. Science is simply an agreement of people who have studied a given body of knowledge. The question becomes: where do we stake our agreement? Synergy provides the ideal core agreement for an applied sociology. Synergy is an operational definition of the Good and should become our evaluative mechanism. It is a win-win situation, between individuals, and between the person and the community. We need to re-discover the vision of sociology as social action designed to make a better society. We must function as artists inventing effective social forms and social arrangements where people flourish.
Recommended Citation
Du Bois, William
(1996)
"The Art of Applied Sociology Constructing an Applied Paradigm,"
Great Plains Sociologist: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/greatplainssociologist/vol9/iss1/3