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A subfield of sociology that examines psychology as a social institution, including its professional structures, knowledge production practices, and cultural authority. It investigates how psychological theories are shaped by social contexts, how the discipline defines normalcy and deviance, how psychological expertise is deployed in law, education, and medicine, and how power relations within the field affect research agendas. The sociology of psychology treats psychology not as a pure science but as a social practice with its own hierarchies, gatekeeping mechanisms, and historical contingencies.
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