Mapping the Dynamics of Research on Autism
Or the Cultural Logic of Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20400666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Pierre Courtial (Nantes Université), Jean–Pierre Courtial (Nantes Université), Louis Gourdon (Nantes Université) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 579-604 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959354399095001 |
| OpenAlex | W2068889871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 31 |
On the basis of recent research in sociology of science, moral development theory and cultural psychology, the authors argue that scientific knowledge consists of producing new social practices coordinated by scientific texts. A quantitative means of highlighting this process in a given field of research consists of calculating associations between centres of interest in scientific articles, through key words provided by computerized databases. If the concept of scientific culture is taken into account, the `sociocognitive' network of associations which is obtained is thus a structure linking the relationships of the human individual to his or her culture. Using the PSYCLIT database from 1978 to 1995, this approach produces a history and a synthesis of contemporary research into autism, and also describes the emergence of a new `distributed' paradigm of research. The sociocognitive network model is thus validated as a system of representation and simultaneously demonstrates the identity of the human individual with knowledge of the world through its scientific and technical culture
Autism · Cognitive science · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Psychology
Social Representations
The Evolving Self
The Culture of Education
Explanatory coherence
Co-word analysis as a tool for describing the network of interactions between basic and technological research
Realities and relationships
L'ancrage dans les études sur les représentations sociales
Cognitive Psychology and the Study of Scientific Discovery1
The Narrative Approach to Moral Development
The Quantitative Analysis of Social Representations
A model for social interaction between cognition and action through a key-word simulation of knowledge growth
From translations to problematic networks
Une sociologie sans objet ? Note théorique sur l'interobjectivité
La psychanalyse, son image, son public
Does Cultural Psychology Need the Concept of Activity? A Challenge to Ratner's Exposition (1996)
Activity as a Key Concept for Cultural Psychology
On anthropological knowledge
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |