Social Factors in the Origins of a New Science: The Case of Psychology Author(s): Joseph Ben-David and Randall Collins Source: American Sociological Review, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Aug., 1966), pp. 451-465 Published by: American Sociological Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2090769 . Accessed: 20/08/2013 21:31 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. American Sociological Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to American Sociological Review. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 147.174.1.96 on Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:31:58 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW August 1966 Volume 31, No. 4 SOCIAL FACTORS IN THE ORIGINS OF A NEW SCIENCE: THE CASE OF PSYCHOLOGY* JOSEPH BEN-DAVID RANDALL COLLINS Hebrew University, Jerusalem University of California, Berkeley The uninterrupted growth of a scientific field depends upon the existence of a scientific community permanently devoting itself to the field. Therefore a new idea is not sufficient to start the take-off into sustained growth in a new field; a new role must be created as well.