Ideology and the Protest Movement in Science
In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 703-720
Abstract
Various notions of ideology are briefly reviewed & the poverty & confusion of its conceptualization are noted. 3 major types of definition are identified: (1) a series of congruent representations of a particular period, society, or group, (2) a project, or "force for the mobilization of energies," & (3) a concealment or justification for the status quo. Whichever is accepted, ideology only exists in reference to concrete social situations & should be studied in terms of the institutions of science & the conflicts & contradictions surrounding them. Examples of protest movements are cited to demonstrate points of conflict in the area of the discourse of science--valid themes for research, the role of values, etc--& the area of its social application & practices within its institutions. These 2 aspects may be viewed as explaining each other: scientific work is not seen as proceeding in isolation, but rather as an area into which other social forces enter. J. N. Mayer.
Themen
Concept, Concepts, Conception, Conceptual, Conceptualization, Review, Reviews, Protest, Protesters, Movement, Movements, Ideology, Ideologies, Ideological, Science, Sciences (see also Scientific)
Sprachen
Englisch
ISSN: 0020-8701
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