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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anthropology/Archaeology/Digging_into_Archaeology%3A_A_Brief_OER_Introduction_to_Archaeology_with_Activities_(Paskey_and_Cisneros)/03%3A_History_(the_1960s_and_beyond)/3.01%3A_IntroductionThe most common optimal behavior models used in archaeology today are diet breadth (also called prey choice), which predicts what humans should have included in their diets in given areas based on how...The most common optimal behavior models used in archaeology today are diet breadth (also called prey choice), which predicts what humans should have included in their diets in given areas based on how long it would have taken to find a food item and prepare it for consumption relative to the food’s caloric return; patch choice, which evaluates how productive a given environment would have been and predicts how long a group would have stayed in one area before moving on; and central place foragi…
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/HACC_Central_Pennsylvania's_Community_College/Archaeology%3A_It's_More_Than_Digging_In_The_Dirt_(Scheib)/03%3A_Contemporary_Archaeology_(1960s_and_Beyond)/3.01%3A_Evolution_of_ArchaeologyFranz Boas and the American archaeologists developed the classificatory-historical paradigm but it had its limitations. In the 1960s, archaeologists began to develop new approaches to address those li...Franz Boas and the American archaeologists developed the classificatory-historical paradigm but it had its limitations. In the 1960s, archaeologists began to develop new approaches to address those limitations.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/COMS_100%3A_Process_of_Communication_(Stokes-Rice)/08%3A_Communication_Theory/8.09%3A_Communication_Theory_SummaryThe text discusses the role of theories in understanding communication phenomena, highlighting that multiple theories can be used to gain a broader perspective. It outlines the process of forming theo...The text discusses the role of theories in understanding communication phenomena, highlighting that multiple theories can be used to gain a broader perspective. It outlines the process of forming theories: asking questions, observing, and forming answers. Evaluating theories involves assessing their scope, parsimony, heuristic value, openness, appropriateness, and validity.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Organizational_Communication_-_Theory_Research_and_Practice/04%3A_Modern_Theories_of_Organizational_Communication/4.04%3A_Representative_Modern_TheoriesTo speak of “interpretive organizational theory,” or “critical organization theory,” or “postmodern organization theory” is not to speak of any one single theory. Rather, each is—along with the postpo...To speak of “interpretive organizational theory,” or “critical organization theory,” or “postmodern organization theory” is not to speak of any one single theory. Rather, each is—along with the postpositive perspective—a general approach to the looking at the problem of organizational communication. Each approach is informed by its own ontology (belief about the how things exist), epistemology (belief about how things can be known), and axiology (belief about what is worth knowing). Then, out of
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/College_of_the_Canyons/COMS_100%3A_Process_of_Communication_(Stokes-Rice)/08%3A_Communication_Theory/8.06%3A_Systems_Theory_ParadigmThe Systems Theory Paradigm marks a shift from empirical approaches by focusing on interconnectedness in understanding communication. Developed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy, it emphasizes that the whole ...The Systems Theory Paradigm marks a shift from empirical approaches by focusing on interconnectedness in understanding communication. Developed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy, it emphasizes that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, exemplified by global warming discussions. This paradigm explains communication through interconnections, rather than isolated acts, and is applied in areas like Organizational Communication.
