Essays about: "Sociology of Scientific Knowledge"

Found 5 essays containing the words Sociology of Scientific Knowledge.

1. 1. Consumer Research in the 2000s and 2010s: A Quantitative Assessment and Qualitative Review

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : William Hagströmer; [2020]
   Keywords : consumer research; consumer culture theory; bibliometric mapping; VOS; VOSviewer; scientific fields; Pierre Bourdieu; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis presents and analyses the results of a bibliometric mapping study of the field of consumer research between 2000 and 2019, aiming to provide a simultaneously descriptive and analytical account of consumer research that identifies the overall structure of the field, as well as the major sub-specializations within it. By utilizing Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory and sociology of science, I analyse the central tendencies exhibited by consumer researchers with regards to the conventions they follow, the literatures they draw from and the way they relate to each other’s texts. READ MORE

3. 2. Artificial Intelligence: The implications of current technological developments for Harry Collins epistemological theory and his critique of the possibilities of a general AI.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Marita Isaksson; [2018-10-29]
   Keywords : Harry Collins; artificial intelligence; epistemology;

   Abstract : Social constructivism and Harry Collins epistemological theory put focus on the sociology of scientific knowledge, scientific practice and the nature of expertise. From his theory, inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ‘forms of life’ and David Bloor’s strong programme, Collins has from the nineties until today argued against the possibilities of creating a general artificial intelligence, which can be compared with any cognitive functions that a human accommodates. READ MORE

4. 3. Multi-dimensional analysis of social multi-networks : Analysing a 5-layer social network case study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : THOMAS ATHANASIOU; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Network theory analysis is applicable to many scientific disciplines (fields) such as biology, statistics and sociology. The social network analysis is one of the various branches of the broader network theory analysis, the social network analysis. It is of high interest among the researchers in social sciences. READ MORE

5. 4. Internet Addiction Studies : A Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) of Research Articles Between 2000 and 2013

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Einar Stensson; [2015]
   Keywords : Internet Addiction; IA; Multiple Correspondence Analysis; MCA; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM; Strong Programme; Sociology of Scientific Knowledge; SSK; Normal Science; Extraordinary Science; Scientific Intellectual Movement; SIM;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I conduct a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) on a set of 206 research articles on Internet Addiction (IA). To begin with, in section 1, I introduce the background, rationale, theoretical approach, method, and aim to investigate the field of IA research from a Sociology of Scientific Knowledge (SSK) perspective. READ MORE

6. 5. ANALYSIS OF TEXTBOOKS IN AFGHANISTAN : Analysis of science textbooks from a Socio-Scientific Issue (SSI) perspective

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Mohamad Sabir Ghairat; [2013]
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   Abstract : A Socio-scientific issue (SSI) is a controversial issue that engages with both science and society. SSIs are very useful tools in school education since they can improve students’ scientific knowledge and literacy, as well as promote critical thinking. In Afghanistan the curriculum is heavily textbook-driven. READ MORE