Human ecology: Science or paradigm?

This research aims to discuss the scientific status of human ecology in Brazil. As a methodological proposal, a bibliographic review was conducted on the topic, using the contributions of national authors, which allowed the analysis of information through the construction of articulated links. To do this, the following points were established as parameters for the evaluation of scientific status: the existence of concepts; hypotheses and propositions; and methods and research techniques specific to human ecology. The research highlights the discussion about the positions of the analyzed theorists who present themselves as participants. In this way, the present article contributes to the discussion about the scientific status of human ecology in Brazil and it approaches the concept of a scientific paradigm because it is not bound to the limits of the disciplinarity or of a science for presenting elements that distinguish it as a discipline.