Abstract
Constructivism is a theoretical position that became prevalent in the sociology of science from the late 1970s through the 1990s. This chapter deals with an account of the “new” sociology of scientific knowledge and the development of social constructivism as a key position associated with it. It discusses some of the disputes about constructivism that culminated in the “science wars” of the 1990s. The chapter also discusses the aftermath of the dissolution of constructivism in science and technology studies in favor of a variety of other approaches. During the post-war expansion of sociology through the 1960s, the sociology of science became a well-established, although relatively minor, subfield of the discipline. The initial aim was to supplement science education with instruction on social, ethical, and historical aspects of science. The science war of the 1990s faded away soon after the end of the decade without a decisive victory for either side.
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