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	Theories and sociology of the history of science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The sociology and philosophy of science, as well as the entire field of science studies, have in the 20th century been preoccupied with the question of large-scale patterns and trends in the development of science, and asking questions about how science "works" both in a philosophical and practical sense.
		The first major model, implicit in most early histories of science and generally a model put forward by practicing scientists themselves in their textbook literature, is associated with the criticisms of logical positivism by Karl Popper (1902-1994) from the 1930s.
		Popper's model of science is one in which scientific progress is achieved through a falsification of incorrect theories and the adoption instead of theories which are progressively closer to truth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theories_and_sociology_of_the_history_of_science (2183 words)

	History of science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since the 1960s, a common trend in the science studies (the study of the sociology and history of science) has been to emphasize the "human component" to scientific knowledge, and to de-emphasize the view that scientific data is self-evident, value-free, and context-free.
		The history of ecology in the 20th century is closely tied to that of environmentalism; the Gaia hypothesis in the 1960s and more recently the scientific-religious movement of Deep Ecology have brought the two closer together.
		Freud's basic theories postulated the existence in humans of various unconscious and instinctive "drives", and that the "self" existed as a perpetual battle between the desires and demands of the internal id, ego, and superego.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_science (5720 words)

	Science - Psychology Wiki
		The term "science" is sometimes pressed into service for new and interdisciplinary fields that make use of scientific methods at least in part, and which in any case aspire to be systematic and careful explorations of their subjects, including computer science, library and information science, and environmental science.
		Atomic theory, for example, implies that a granite boulder which appears a heavy, hard, solid, grey object is actually a combination of subatomic particles with none of these properties, moving very rapidly in an area consisting mostly of empty space.
		Science is practiced in universities and other scientific institutes as well as in the field; as such it is a solid vocation in academia, but is also practiced by amateurs, who typically engage in the observational part of science.
	psychology.wikia.com /wiki/Science (3311 words)

	Philosophy of Science, by Roger Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Science progresses when a theory is shown to be wrong and a new theory is introduced which better explains the phenomena.
		For Kuhn the history of science is characterised by revolutions in scientific outlook.
		Feyerabend agrees with Kuhn that the history of science is the history of different viewpoints, and for Feyerabend this means that what counts as 'knowledge' in the future may have paradigms we cannot yet know.
	www.philosopher.org.uk /sci.htm (1022 words)

	Reading the History of Western Science: A List of Good Places to Start
		Crombie, A. The History of Science from Augustine to Galileo.
		Big-picture history of chemistry from its origins in medieval alchemy through its glory days in the 18th and early 19th century to its reduced, 20th century status as a "service science." Covers key people, ideas, and experiments, but not a comprehensive "names and dates" compendium.
		A survey of the history of the social sciences in (mostly) 20th century America, using the decline and revival of Darwinism as a central organizing theme.
	www.hssonline.org /teach_res/essays/list/readinglist.html (3430 words)

	directopedia : Directory : Science
		A theory is a generalization based on many observations and experiments; a well-tested, verified hypothesis that fits existing data and explains how processes or events are thought to occur.
		Some universally accepted models such as heliocentric theory, biological evolution, and atomic theory are so well-established that it is nearly impossible to imagine them ever being falsified.
		Science has become so pervasive in modern societies that it is generally perceived a neccessity to communicate the acheivements, news, and dreams of scientists to a wider populace.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Science.shtml (4206 words)

	RaceSci: History of Race in Science: Syllabi: Gender and Race in the Social Studies of Science
		In a parallel moment, non-feminist scholars from the history of science, philosophy of science, and sociology of science have created a challenging and fascinating body of work analyzing the workings of science and the social nature of the construction of scientific knowledge.
		Their work, in conjunction with that of feminist analysts of science, is at the center of the burgeoning field of the social studies of science.
		This course examines recent scholarship on the role of gender and race in the social studies of science drawing from the fields of biology, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and history.
	web.mit.edu /racescience/syllabi/gender_and_race_in_the_so.html (2400 words)

	Social Sciences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Social Science, History, and Philosophy program is designed to give students an interdisciplinary understanding of society that is both humanistic and scientific.
		In their junior and senior years, students must take at least four courses in political science, of which at least three must be at the 300 or 400 level.
		Students who elect a Minor Program in Social Science are required to take at least three courses at the 100 and 200 level in the social science disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology, and world geography.
	www.lsc.vsc.edu /intranet/academics/acaddept/soc (1297 words)

	Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice - Caldwell College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Sociology majors demonstrate competence in Methods of Social Research I and II and Sociological Theory by passing these courses with a C or better.
		Involves the study of the history of ethnic, cultural and religious subgroups in present day societies; inter-group relations as they are influenced by competition, conflict and prejudice; the significance of these relationships to the structure of society.
		Examines major topics in the sociology of medicine including socio-cultural concepts of health and disease; consequences of illness; the social context of health care; and problem areas such as mental illness, ethical issues and the high costs of health care.
	www.caldwell.edu /academics/soc.html (2379 words)

	Sociology - The New School for Social Research
		The Department of Sociology at The New School for Social Research builds on its historical connections to European social science and their development in an American context by emphasizing a unique mix of critical, historical, comparative, and theoretical sociology.
		Our aim at the level of the MA is to provide a thorough grounding in the historical and theoretical development of the field of sociology and to give students the tools to make this knowledge relevant to the world around them.
		At the PhD level, the program seeks to provide students with the theories and methods to develop new forms of sociological study that will cross disciplinary boundaries and/or subareas of the field in innovative and imaginative ways, albeit through sustained treatment of a single topic.
	www.newschool.edu /gf/soc (287 words)

	Wikinfo \| Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Less formally, the word science often covers any systematic field of study (like the humanities), or the knowledge gained from it.
		The social sciences allow us to predict (with limited accuracy for now) things like economic turbulence and also to better understand human behavior and to produce useful modles of society and to work more empirically with government policies.
		The results of scientific investigations are reported in peer reviewed journals and also in journals with a mass circulation such as the Science (journal) and Nature (journal).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Science (2424 words)

	Sociology Department Home Page
		Through this introduction to sociology, the student will develop an understanding of the basic concepts of sociology including culture, socialization, social stratification and social change and be able to apply these concepts to social problems and everyday life experiences.
		Urban Sociology is a lecture and discussion course in which the student will analyze the social relationships of man in his urban environment.
		The information contained in the census is indispensable to sociologists, and it is a significant achievement for social science to have at least some of this information available at little or no cost to the researcher.
	www.howardcc.edu /social_science/socdept.htm (1358 words)

	HISTORY / PHILOSOPHY LINKS
		Sketching the History of Electromagnetic Theory, by "Jeff"
		The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe an exhibition at the Museum of History of Science, Oxford.
		Polemical biographical sketch of this martyr for science.
	web.mit.edu /redingtn/www/netadv/hist.html (2639 words)

	Social Science History: Society and Science History TimeLine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		that one of the qualifications required by science is that its theories should start from material premises rather than theological ones.
		In this sense, Bodin is one of the earliest founders of social science.
		Its downfall as the basis of science in the 19th century was a cultural cataclysm
	www.mdx.ac.uk /www/study/sshtim.htm (7381 words)

	Social Science Resources: Sociology and Anthhropology
		Communications and the materialist conception of history: Marx, Innis and technology : paper by Sut Jhally, Australian Journal of Media & Culture.
		History of child labor, child abuse, infanticide, etc.
		The Distortion and the Revision of History in Postwar Japanese Textbooks, 1945-1998 : by Tomochika OKAMOTO.
	www.socsciresearch.com /r7.html (2792 words)

	Amazon.com: A Short History of Nearly Everything: Books: Bill Bryson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		It's an incredible read and reinforces how amazing the history of the earth really is. Bill's wit and comedic timing that has made all his previous travel books instant classics is absent, but it has been replaced with an enthusiastic and somber tone that is just as interesting to read.
		It is not particularly short (weighing in at just under 600 pages), nor a history in the sense that most historians, including historians of science, would use the term.
		It might not be a "history of nearly everything", but trying to cope with so many scientific disciplines between the covers of one book is a huge undertaking in itself.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767908171?v=glance (2607 words)

	sociology subject index and sociological subfields
		Women and Performance: A journal of feminist theory featuring essays and articles on performance from interdisciplinary feminist perspectives and research -sociology - womenandperformance.org/
		Behavioural aspects of industrial relations, ergonomics, and industrial sociology.
		Population Studies - Population Studies has reported advances in methods of demographic analysis, conceptual and mathematical theories of demographic dynamics and behaviour, and the use of these theories and methods to extend scientific knowledge.
	sociologyindex.com (462 words)

	Ed Stephan's Timeline of Sociology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Johann Gottfried von HERDER: Reflections on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind
		Lorenz von STEIN: The History of the Social Movement in France, 1789-1850
		MILLS: The new sociology; essays in social science and social theory, in honor of C. Wright Mills.
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~stephan/timeline.html (1509 words)

	Directory of open access journals
		Subject: Social Sciences --- Sociology --- Psychology --- Education
		Keywords: social science, anthropology, cultural studies, linguistics, psychology, education, history, philosophy, communication, political science
		International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
	www.doaj.org /ljbs?cpid=131 (446 words)

	Keywords for the Engines scripts
		5 The pendulum clock escapement and the merger of science and technology
		80 On the absence of women in the history of technology
		111 Topsell's history of four-footed beasts and serpents
	www.uh.edu /engines/keywords.htm (9949 words)

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