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A view from above: The evolving sociological landscape

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Moody, J; Light, R
Published in: American Sociologist
June 1, 2006

How has sociology evolved over the last 40 years? In this paper, we examine networks built on thousands of sociology-relevant papers to map sociology's position in the wider social sciences and identify changes in the most prominent research fronts in the discipline. We find first that sociology seems to have traded centrality in the field of social sciences for internal cohesion: sociology is central, but not nearly as well bounded as neighboring disciplines such as economics or law, Internally, sociology appears to have moved away from research topics associated with fundamental social processes and toward social-problems research. We end by discussing strategies for extending this work to wider science production networks.

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American Sociologist

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0003-1232

Publication Date

June 1, 2006

Volume

37

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2

Start / End Page

67 / 86

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociology
  • 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
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Moody, J., & Light, R. (2006). A view from above: The evolving sociological landscape. American Sociologist, 37(2), 67–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-006-1006-8
Moody, J., and R. Light. “A view from above: The evolving sociological landscape.” American Sociologist 37, no. 2 (June 1, 2006): 67–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-006-1006-8.
Moody J, Light R. A view from above: The evolving sociological landscape. American Sociologist. 2006 Jun 1;37(2):67–86.
Moody, J., and R. Light. “A view from above: The evolving sociological landscape.” American Sociologist, vol. 37, no. 2, June 2006, pp. 67–86. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s12108-006-1006-8.
Moody J, Light R. A view from above: The evolving sociological landscape. American Sociologist. 2006 Jun 1;37(2):67–86.
Journal cover image

Published In

American Sociologist

DOI

ISSN

0003-1232

Publication Date

June 1, 2006

Volume

37

Issue

2

Start / End Page

67 / 86

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociology
  • 35 Commerce, management, tourism and services
  • 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services