Merton's 'Norms' in Political and Intellectual Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2404573 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Turner (0000-0002-7538-0533, University of South Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 161-178 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Classical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-795X • E-ISSN: 1741-2897 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1468795x07078034 |
| OpenAlex | W2121491953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 30 |
Merton's two papers on the norms of science were written in a period of intense political activity in science, and responded to this context, using conceptual tools from classical sociology and Harvard thinking of the time. The basic reasoning was Weberian: science and politics each had a different ethos. One target was the Left view of science as a model for society. Another was the view of the American Left that complex societies required regulation, but that science should be free of control. Merton pictured science as already intensely policed, but threatened by the conflict between its special ethos and potential democratic demands, and requiring protection. This was a 'liberal' argument, but Merton used the language of the Left to present it
Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Epistemology · Ethos · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law · Philosophy
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Ethos and symbolic violence among women of science
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De-intellectualizing American sociology
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Public Sociology and Democratic Theory
The sociology of science
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Structure of Social Action
Die soziale Funktion der Wissenschaft
The Sociology of Science in Europe
Political Arithmetic
The Social Function of Science. J. D. Bernal
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The Sociology of Science in Europe
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George Sarton
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |