Deviancy from the Norms of Science: A Test of Control Theory.

Braxton, John M.

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ERIC Number: EJ421584

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Publication Date: 1990

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Deviancy from the Norms of Science: A Test of Control Theory.

Braxton, John M.

Research in Higher Education, v31 n5 p461-76 Oct 1990

A study using national data investigated extension of the social control theory of deviance to deviance from the four Mertonian norms of science among faculty in seven disciplines. Results suggest social control in the academic profession lies primarily in the community of the academic disciplines rather than with personal controls. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Behavior Theories, Biology, Chemistry, College Faculty, Economics, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Physics, Political Science, Professional Autonomy, Psychology, Social Control, Sociology

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Language: English

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