| Description |
vi, 232 pages : maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Alan Irwin and Brian Wynne -- 1. Misunderstood misunderstandings: social identities and public uptake of science / Brian Wynne -- 2. Science and Hell's kitchen: the local understanding of hazard issues / Alan Irwin, Alison Dale and Denis Smith -- 3. Disembodied knowledge? Making sense of medical science / Helen Lambert and Hilary Rose -- 4. Now you see it, now you don't: mediating science and managing uncertainty in reproductive medicine / Frances Price -- 5. Ignoring science: discourses of ignorance in the public understanding of science / Mike Michael -- 6. Insiders and outsiders: identifying experts on home ground / Rosemary McKechnie -- 7. Authorising science: public understanding of science in museums / Sharon MacDonald -- 8. Nature's advocates: putting science to work in environmental organisations / Steven Yearley -- 9. Proteins, plants, and currents: rediscovering science in Britain / Harry Rothman, Peter Glasner and Cameron Adams |
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Conclusions / Alan Irwin and Brian Wynne |
| Summary |
This book offers a challenging new perspective on the nature of modern science and its relationship with the public |
| Analysis |
Science Related to Society |
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Science Related to Society |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p226-229. _ Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [226]-229) and index |
| Subject |
Science news.
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Science -- Social aspects.
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Science.
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Sociology.
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| Author |
Irwin, Alan, 1955-
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Wynne, Brian, 1947-
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| LC no. |
95032980 |
| ISBN |
0521432685 (hc) |
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0521525209 (paperback) |
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