Ethos and symbolic violence among women of science
An empirical study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3080950 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Cerroni (0000-0002-9120-9234, Center MaCSIS, University of Milan-Bicocca), Zenia Simonella (0000-0001-9097-579X, Center MaCSIS, University of Milan-Bicocca) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-182 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0539018412437102 |
| OpenAlex | W2102507248 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 40 |
While scientific challenges raise relevant debates about the ethics of science, the scientific ethos, shattered by post-Mertonian studies, has received neither due attention nor further conceptualizations in view of the transition to knowledge society. On the contrary, in our investigation of Italian women scientists, it appears to have survived as a reference for scientists, even if the context has changed. Indeed, the ethos of scientists is no longer conceivable as exclusive, but is instead seen as open and dynamic in interaction with other symbolic references. Therefore, instead of scientific ethos, it is preferable to speak of scientific habit, including the individual symbolic universe and the social practices linked to the scientific role. In so doing, other habits come into focus and interact. In particular, we investigated the interaction between the scientific habit and the gender habit. We argue for a conflict between two such habits and for the existence of a symbolic violence suffered by women scientists. Lastly, a new dimension of the scientific ethos is defined which is not included in the Mertonian definition: a scientific responsibility among scientists in society. Such a picture could shape a new perspective of re-gendering science in society from the standpoint of women's experience as scientists in the knowledge society
Epistemology · Ethos · Habit · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of scientific knowledge · The Symbolic · Empathy and Medical Education · History · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
Science in action
Robert K. Merton
The new production of knowledge
The scientist's role in society
The sociology of science
Scientific Practice and Ordinary Action
Real Science
The science question in feminism
On Rationality and Recognition - Alessandro Pizzorno, Il velo della diversità. Saggi su razionalità e riconoscimento (Milan, Feltrinelli, 2007)
The Development of Restrictedness in the Sciences
Scientific Establishments
Sociologie et philosophie
Beyond Economic Man
The Matthew Matilda Effect in Science
A World without Women
The Outer Circle
The social construction of reality
Norms and Counter-Norms in a Select Group of the Apollo Moon Scientists
The Scientific Ethos
Understanding the Merton Thesis
Misunderstanding the Merton Thesis
Ethos and symbolic violence among women of science
Norms and ideology in science
Producing and reproducing knowledge
Raisons pratiques. Sur la théorie de l'action
The Advancement of Science
Epistemic Cultures
The Three Merton Theses
Trust in Science
Catching up with Robert Merton
Merton's 'Norms' in Political and Intellectual Context
A Reconstruction of the Ethos of Science
The Ethos of Science Revisited
Insiders and Outsiders
Science, capitalism, and the rise of the 'knowledge worker
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |