Science for everyone?

The objective of this research is to analyze what is the role of science in modern societies, based on the reflection on how science plays a vital role in the economic system that both globalization and the modernization process currently configured. To do this, some socioeconomic and educational indicators on the context in which science develops in Latin America and what are the social consequences that it has brought are analyzed. To do this, we rescued the findings from different scientific fields, they have been made about this issue and focus to our context. Thus, it seeks to contribute to the debate about the role of science in situations like ours and the links to be established between the scientific, economic and social spheres. It also seeks to contribute to the reflection on the role of research and its impact on the classroom and in its immediate context.