To spark a social revolution behavior analysts must embrace community-based knowledge

dc.contributor.authorBergo Leugi, G.
dc.contributor.authorGuerin, B.
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis article is a critical commentary on the behavior analytical tradition regarding its attempts to deal with and interpret social phenomena and problems, focusing mainly on the choice for research questions that could lead to ‘revolutions’ both in the way we interpret such phenomena, and also by sparking broader social changes. We explored broader contexts controlling and informing behavior analysts’ choices, and pro-vided examples. The present paper suggests that, in order to promote social changes toward a more egalitarian society while using behavior analysis, researchers and practitioners should examine more thoroughly their own decisions on which knowledge sources must be considered when taking action upon our society. Furthermore, the interpretation presented advocates for a radical social analysis of social phenomena, in agreement with radical behaviorism and contextual analysis. Such analysis should take into consideration the knowledge already produced or in production by the population that will participate in it.
dc.identifier.citationRevista brasileira de terapia comportamental e cognitiva, 2016; 18(special issue):73-83
dc.identifier.issn1517-5545
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/130655
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBrazilian Association of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
dc.relation.fundingCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento dePessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.rightsCopyright 2016 The Brazilian Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy
dc.source.urihttp://www.usp.br/rbtcc/index.php/RBTCC/article/view/846
dc.subjectradical behaviorism
dc.subjectrevolution
dc.subjectcommunity-based knowledge
dc.subjectcontextual analysis
dc.subjectsocial change
dc.titleTo spark a social revolution behavior analysts must embrace community-based knowledge
dc.title.alternativePara desencadear uma revolução social analistas do comportamento devem abraçar o conhecimento comunitário Para provocar una revolución social analistas del comportamiento deben abrazar el conocimento dasado en la comunidad
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916056171501831

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