Critical Sociology of Science and Scientific Validity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7101799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sal Restivo (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, corresponding author), Julia Loughlin (Syracuse University) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 486-508 |
| Publication date | 1987-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Knowledge (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0164-0259 • E-ISSN: 2673-9585 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/107554708700800304 |
| OpenAlex | W2058462455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 14 |
Critical sociology of science, in conjunction with an emancipatory epistemology, focuses attention on the social and especially value aspects of validity and objectivity. This is the foundation for our arguments concerning the relevance of the sociology of science for explaining and understanding science, and for fashioning science policy. After outlining the basic features of critical sociology of science and emancipatory epistemology, we explore their implications for the problem of validity in applied social science research. Drawing on research on the use of illegal drugs, we argue that Campbell's suggestions regarding how to define research problems and treat qualitative methods, as well as other aspects of his "sociology of scientific validity, " may improve validity in the sense of achieving consensus and vigor within specialties. More generally, however, his program may inhibit progress in developing accurate, objective knowledge of science and society. Formal policy research is inevitably ideological; validity is enhanced by broadening the basis of research support, adopting the perspectives of a variety of communities, and resisting the temptation to enthrone particular methods or work styles
Epistemology · Ideology · Objectivity (philosophy · Political science · Relevance (law · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of scientific knowledge · Temptation · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
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An introduction to cultural and social studies of sciences and technologies
Levels of analysis, theoretical orientations and degrees of abstraction
Modern Science as a Social Problem
The Social Relations of Physics, Mysticism, and Mathematics
How the Laws of Physics Lie
Deviance and medicalization
Technology and Culture
Pump and Circumstance
The Social Construction of Validity in Estimates of US Crude Oil Reserves
Knowledge and Utility
Drugs and minority oppression
Boundary-Work and the Demarcation of Science from Non-Science
Ways of Worldmaking
Epistemology and the sociology of knowledge
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2007 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |