During the 1970s and 1990s, there was an epistemological shift away from the positivist traditions that had largely informed the discipline.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐn ᵻpˌɪstɪməlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ʃˈɪft ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə pˈɑːzɪtˌɪvɪst tɹɐdˈɪʃənz ðæt hæd lˈɑːɹdʒli ɪnfˈɔːɹmd ðə dˈɪsɪplˌɪn.