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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.