Geddes, Patrick (1854–1932)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076750 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Scott (0000-0002-1672-4199, University of Essex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos1678 |
| OpenAlex | W4317765330 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Patrick Geddes was a Scottish botanist and sociologist who constructed an ecological model of the relationship between the regional environment and the forms of social life that it sustains. He devised a systematic theory to explain the relationship between place, work, and people and used this to build a model of social change through the conflict between elites and subordinate classes. He depicted the need for a broadened and enlightened elite that would include sociologists and that would undertake planned social reconstruction on the basis of well‐founded sociological knowledge
Elite · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law · Philosophy · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |