The sociology of scientific knowledge is a thing. Some crackpots, some very interesting work as well, e.g. "The Baby Factory" about dodgy science in psychology

The sociology of scientific knowledge is a thing. Some crackpots, some very interesting work as well, e.g. "The Baby Factory" about dodgy science in psychology labs http://srd.sagepub.com/content/2/2378023115625071.abstract http://srd.sagepub.com/content/2/2378023115625071.abstract