Exploration Of A Journal Article In Sociology

This article is a report of new research on the first social science policy architect Harry Alpert. This is because the article is basically a research that was conducted on Harry Alpert thus giving us information about the person. The article takes the universal format of research reports where there is an abstract in this case the summary, an introduction and the body of the research. We can tell that this is a report of a new research conducted since there is no reference is made from another source.in other words the article is purely about the social scientists, his life and his views. This is not a review of any existing work but an actual article about this social scientist.

The article is all about understanding Alpert in tow basic ways; first through the examination of the earlier development of his career and views.it talks of him being a great French scholar. He was among US social scientists though he was not known quite well. He played an important role in the developing U.S National science Foundation’s early efforts so as to provide funds for social sciences. The article also expresses his belief on the value that statistical work holds. This is thus the reason why he was not shy when it came to giving critics on certain tendencies even in the public domain (Pooley, &.Solovey, 2011).

Secondly the article highlights on Alpert’s complex involvement in particular tensions that existed in the mid-century US social science which were connected to major transformations in public patronage, national science policy and the unequal relations that are in existence between natural and social sciences. Apart from his work in the government the articles talks of how Alpert went on with the overlapping of careers as a scholar in the university. After his NSF career he became a senor scholar, an academic administrator holding a high level and a person who had gained a lot of respect as a voice within social science and U.S sociology. The article tells of how Alpert received very little attention despite a lot of his contributions in the field of social science.

The major findings in the article are about the role that Alpert played in the field of social science. These findings are supported by historical analysis which is clearly illustrated within the articles. For instance there is support from historical analysis of points about Alpert’s policy work. The support is also got from his articles that he was writing. These articles express his views on social science and give us an insight of his thoughts about the field.

This article fits perfectly in the field of sociology .this is because it is generally about the life and career of Aleprt a social scientists. The article highlights how Alpert contributed in the field of sociology through his involvement in the government and as a school administrator. Therefore, the article draws a lot of attention of how the social scientists developed in his career and the contribution he made in the field as an individual (Pooley, &.Solovey, 2011).

This is a scholarly article and it different from news paper articles and magazines. This article is longer compared to non-scholarly articles which are shorter. The article is written in jargons for the sociology field as opposed to non-scholarly articles which are written in non-technical language which is meant for the general audience. The article has a bibliography and footnotes while the non-scholarly articles do not have a bibliography. This article is similar to non-scholarly articles like newspapers and magazines in that the format that the report takes is same in all these articles.

References

Pooley, D.J&. Solvay, M. (2011).The price of success: sociologist Harry Alpert, the NSF’s First social science policy Architect.