著者

川山 竜二

出版者

The Kantoh Sociological Society

雑誌

年報社会学論集 (ISSN:09194363)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2012, no.25, pp.37-48, 2012

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This paper considers differentiated scientific disciplines using the concept of functional differentiation. According to social systems theory, society has evolved to a state in which it consists of a variety of large communication systems that can be identified by the functions they perform. The goal of this paper is to show that science is structured in the same way. Modern science is characterized by functional differentiation.