Sociology of scientific knowledge
Overview
The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is the study of science
as a social activity, especially dealing "with the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structures and processes of scientific activity."
The sociology of knowledge
, by contrast, focuses on the production of non-scientific ideas and social constructions.
Sociologists of scientific knowledge study the development of a scientific field and attempt to identify points of contingency or interpretative flexibility where ambiguities are present.
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
as a social activity, especially dealing "with the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structures and processes of scientific activity."
The sociology of knowledge
Sociology of knowledge
The Sociology of knowledge is the study of the relationship between human thought and the social context within which it arises, and of the effects prevailing ideas have on societies...
, by contrast, focuses on the production of non-scientific ideas and social constructions.
Sociologists of scientific knowledge study the development of a scientific field and attempt to identify points of contingency or interpretative flexibility where ambiguities are present.
