SOCI 3005 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Pierre Bourdieu, Structural Functionalism
13 Aug 2016
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Pierre bourdieu, the science of science and reflexivity, part 3 (chicago: university of chicago. Bourdieu begins this part by stating that social sciences have faced more difficulty in gaining the same kind of recognition as natural sciences. Bourdieu also believes that the more autonomous a particular field is, the more likely it will see more revolutionary breakthroughs. He contrasts this with the fact that social sciences, which is of interest by many, that it cannot be left alone to its production of truth. This is probably one of the reasons why we don"t see that many scientific laws emerging out social sciences. Social sciences have become a field that can be easily entered in, and everyone can have their say, without having prior knowledge. Bourdieu believes this is partly because the dominant agents in the social sciences field are inclined to submit to demands of external forces, since they are the one who will acknowledge their work.
