Editor's IntroductionAuthor(s): Michael HammondSource: The Canadian Journal of Sociology / Cahiers canadiens de sociologie, Vol. 8, No. 2(Spring, 1983), p. vPublished by: Canadian Journal of SociologyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3340122 .

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Editor's Introduction

The sociology of science is steadily expanding both the depth and the scope of its inquiry. As the article by Wanner and Brannigan demonstrates, this in- volves in part rethinking theoretically and reanalyzing methodologically many of the classic problems of the field, such as the phenomenon of mul- tiple discoveries. The sociology of science is also bridging the barriers created by the overly rigid demarcation between science and non-science in the tradi- tions of both Robert Merton and Thomas Kuhn. For instance, Knorr-Cetina shows that when sociologists enter the scientific laboratory, the image of sci- entific activity and theory construction that emerges is vastly different than what had been previously presumed. Similarly, in tying together interview material and scientific publications, Mulkay and Gilbert demonstrate how changes in social context can affect theory choice and the justification of these decisions in ways that differ significantly from the traditional descrip- tions of these processes. Finally, the paper of Collins and Restivo shows how the sociology of science is branching fruitfully into areas such as mathemat- ics, which had long been assumed to be the least amenable to sociological an- alysis. Altogether, this special issue should be of interest to both sociologists of science and to all social scientists watching their discipline expand more and more into a domain that increasingly affects our lives, the world of sci- ence.

Scarborough College Michael Hammond University of Toronto

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