Strong P M, McPherson K
Soc Sci Med. 1982;16(6):643-57. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(82)90454-3.
The paper is in five parts. A discussion of the flaws in social science as seen from the viewpoint of medical science is followed by a consideration of what they hold in common--the shared institutions and ideal programme of Science. The major differences that still remain are then characterized in two further sections; the first concentrates on the issues raised by the human species' distinctive place in evolution, while the second discusses the problems and advantages created for social science by its necessary closeness to lay thought. We conclude with a summary of the difficulties involved in scientific progress in social science and some speculation concerning disciplinary re-alignment.
本文分为五个部分。首先从医学科学的视角探讨社会科学中的缺陷，接着思考它们的共同之处——科学的共享制度和理想纲领。随后在另外两个部分阐述仍然存在的主要差异；第一部分聚焦于人类在进化中独特地位所引发的问题，而第二部分讨论社会科学因与大众思维紧密相连而产生的问题及优势。我们以总结社会科学科学进步中所涉及的困难以及对学科重新调整的一些推测作为结语。
