An analysis of the use of the concept of paradigm in Sociology

The subject of this article is to investigate and analyze how the concept of paradigm is used in social sciences. Therefore, the aim of the article is not to criticize Cohen's paradigm theory, but to criticize how the concept of paradigm is used in social sciences. In order to achieve this goal, several issues have been investigated by using the documentary method and using useful sources and researches: 1) conceptual examination of the word paradigm and its similarities and differences with other terms used in social sciences, 2) Expressing an outline of Thomas Cohen's scientific revolution theory and the place of the concept of paradigm in this theory to compare it with its place in social sciences; 3) Specifying some applications of the concept of paradigm in social sciences and criticizing them.