Boundary-Work and the Demarcation of Science from Non
Thomas F. Gieryn
American Sociological Review12/1/1983·DOI·Read paper
Abstract
The demarcation of science from other intellectual activities-long an analytic problem for philosophers and sociologists-is here examined as a practical problem for scientists. Construction of a boundary between science and varieties of non-science is useful for scientists' pursuit of professional goals: acquisition of intellectual authority and career opportunities; denial of these resources to
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