From Parsons to Elias: Contributions of Sociology Classics to Contemporary Science and Technology Studies
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STS, sociology of knowledge, Parsons, Bourdieu, EliasAbstract
This paper analyses a typical object of research for science, technology and society (STS) studies in light of 20th century sociology best-known exponents. More specifically, it develops a discussion on the algorithmic evaluation of Brazilian scientific system based on contributions from theoretical points of views as different as structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, ethnomethodology, Bourdieu’s field theory and Elias’ so-called “process sociology”, highlighting their interpretative potential and limitations in relation to the state of the art of contemporary sociology of knowledge, science and technology. This analysis points towards the fact that, beyond the substrate of the in-vogue theories and methods, the intrinsic epistemology and functioning of the classics of sociology activate different dimensions of the same object that can be articulated in the way of a methodological triangulation in the research of current phenomena regarding the different relationships between science, technology and society.Downloads
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