Deviance and social science
The instructive historical case of Pitirim Sorokin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4915596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L T Nichols (0000-0001-7872-5915, West Virginia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 335-355 |
| Publication date | 1989-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6696(198910)25:4<335::aid-jhbs2300250404>3.0.co;2-9 |
| PMID | 11608794 |
| OpenAlex | W2081892848 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
Historical deviance in the sciences is approached through the perspective of interpretive sociology. According to this approach, the professional identities of scientists are always “at risk.” Over periods of time, the potentiality for either positive or negative deviance generates “moral careers” for scientists. Such careers are denned by shifting evaluations of scientists' worth by authoritative and powerful audiences. This conceptualization is developed through an in-depth analysis of the career of sociologist Pitirim A. Sorokin. The analysis shows how Sorokin was initially elevated for positive deviance, then stigmatized for perceived negative deviance, and ultimately restored to a place of honor in social science. The implications of the conceptual framework for future studies of deviance in science are briefly discussed.
Conceptualization · Criminology · Deviance (statistics) · Epistemology · Honor · Social science · Sociology · Computational and Text Analysis Methods · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
On the End of the Conceptual Conflict in the Early Theory of Social Systems
Prophetic versus priestly sociology
Parsons and Sorokin
Pitirim A Sorokin
Merton as Harvard sociologist
Societal collapse
Sorokin as Lifelong Russian Intellectual
Altruism, Solidarity and Responsibility from a Committed Sociology
Modern Roots of the Sociology of Love
S orokin, P itirim A. (1889–1968)
Intergenerational solidarity in the creation of science
Science, politics, and moral activism
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2023 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |