“The Littlest Science” Revisited

I revisit Allan Mazur’s 1968 claim that sociology is “The Littlest Science.” In doing so, I review four decades of disciplinary
battles on how sociology might raise its scientific profile. I examine data on public attitudes toward sociology as a science
and how sociology is perceived by the larger scientific community. I conclude that taking a more interdisciplinary perspective
will improve the scientific status of sociology.