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Syringe sociology.
1Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Liverpool.
The British Journal of Sociology
|June 16, 2015
Summary
This study explores how the syringe, initially an injecting device, becomes a critical tool for social and political inquiry. It examines the sociology of the syringe, highlighting its significance in social research and theory.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Social Epistemology
- Science and Technology Studies
Background:
- The syringe is commonly understood as a medical device for drug administration.
- Its role in social research and theory has been largely underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the transformation of the syringe from an injecting device to an object of social and political inquiry.
- To explore the sociological significance of the syringe through various theoretical lenses.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of empirical studies on injecting heroin use.
- Application of theoretical frameworks from Foucault, Becker, Bourdieu, Freud, and Latour.
- Examination through concepts of habit, habitus, discourse, deviance, mourning, melancholia, attachment, and agencement.
Main Results:
- The syringe serves as a significant object in social research, contributing to social theory and the discipline of sociology.
- The study reveals the syringe as a 'sociological object in the making'.
Conclusions:
- The epistemology of the syringe demonstrates its importance not only for understanding addiction but also for sociology as a discipline.
- The 'difference the object makes' is central to its sociological significance.
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