Questioning the Influence of a 'Social System of Science
A Study of Australian Scientists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7101469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen C Hill (School of Sociology University of New South Wales PO Box i, Kensington, NSW, Australia 2033, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-163 |
| Publication date | 1974-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2703-1551 • E-ISSN: 2703-1543 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030631277400400202 |
| OpenAlex | W2066693653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
THE concept of a 'social system of has recently been severely criticized.2 The assumption that the 'local' organization is not relevant to the normative structure of science was earlier challenged by Krohn3 and West4: Krohn noted that scientific work now occurs in a variety of institutional settings, amongst which normative structures vary widely, and West demonstrated that some academics do not hold values or beliefs commensurate with the posited norms of science5. Storer,6 in his exposition of the concept in I966, did not refer to these authors. Criticism reflected by Barnes7 radicalizes the initiative of Krohn and West. Barnes suggests that it is wrong even to attempt to understand a scientist's behaviour in terms of allegiance to the internalized values of such a system: his behaviour is determined by his institutional setting, not by his past
Engineering ethics · Sociology · Australian Indigenous Culture and History · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Engineering
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 1985 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |