Sociology of scientific knowledge

The sociology of science examines the science as a social institution, focusing on the scientists as a social group as well as its interaction with other social groups.

This particular sociology overlaps partially with the sociology of knowledge ( in addition to science knowledge and everyday knowledge, religion, beliefs, ideologies, utopias, etc. mysticism has as its object ). Sociology of science is to explore the priorities of each scientific field and its significance for social progress as well as the operation of the sciences themselves closer. As a result of rationalization and scientific nature of life world, institutions and society scientific standards and rhetoric are increasingly dominant, the sociology of science has developed into a major research branch of sociology.

Subject

The sociology of science deals with

  • The social conditions of the scientific- technical progress,
  • Of social differentiation and the internal differentiation of the science system,
  • The relationships between people and scientific objects,
  • Internal scientific or ideological social norms, follow the scientists in their practice and
  • The mechanisms of the allocation of reputation in scientific achievements.

As a sub-discipline of sociology, the sociology of science examines the impact of policy decisions, economic conditions and incentives as well as the mass media used communication on the actions and expectations of scientists. A branch of the sociology of science is the feminist philosophy of science.

The interplay of science and internal - external dynamics there is an impact on the theory of knowledge: research appears, follow the "radical" program ( strong program ) the sociology of science, as a unique social process; the production of 'hard' scientific knowledge ( science ), designed by the researchers in the context of action " laboratory " is examined for its social constitution conditions, ie on their embedding in practice contexts.

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