Describe the ecological dialogue approach. Which sociological perspective does ecological dialogue correspond with? Explain your choice.

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The ecological dialogue approach assumes that the world we experience is not a complete or stable thing that we can pin down and that we can know exists definitely and conclusively. Furthermore, within the ecological dialogue approach, the interplay between things and thoughts never generates a static product. It is constantly in flux with conflict, collaboration, and creativity. Many theories that claim to be realist creep into social constructionism, and much social constructionism depends on the existence of material realities. But realists argue that we can separate ecological problems from human relationships and social organization, whereas constructionists claim that environmental problems are human problems and are impossible for us to parse out from human relations and experience in any sort of objective way.
Ecological dialogue corresponds best with symbolic interactionism. This is the best fit because ecological dialogue considers how the meanings people give to environmental problems are constantly being renegotiated by the types of direct material experiences more commonly associated with ecological modernization or the treadmill of production.