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A well‑established field that studies science as a social institution—its norms, practices, organization, and relationship to society. It examines how scientific communities are structured, how knowledge is produced and validated, how funding and prestige shape research, and how science interacts with politics, economics, and culture. It includes classic work on the social construction of scientific facts, the role of scientific networks, and the processes of scientific change. The sociology of science treats science as a human activity, not a purely logical one.
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