Boundary-work and the demarcation of science from non-science: strains and interests in professional ideologies of scientists
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Thomas F. Gieryn, Boundary-Work and the Demarcation of Science from Non-Science: Strains and Interests in Professional Ideologies of Scientists, American Sociological Review, Vol. 48, No. 6 (Dec., 1983), pp. 781-795
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Gieryn (1983) used boundary work to analyze how scientific authority is constructed through demarcation.
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- Authors
- Gieryn, T. F.
- Corresponding author
- Gieryn, Thomas F.
- Venue
- American Sociological Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1983-12
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 781
- ISSN
- 0003-1224 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2333909909
- Cited by
- 4,838
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 33.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Sociological Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Research, Science, and Academia
- Keywords
- boundary work, demarcation problem, science and non-science, professional ideology, scientists, professionalization of science, sociology of science, epistemology
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