Meinolf Dierkes, Claudia Von Grote

Between Understanding and Trust (eBook, PDF)

The Public, Science and Technology

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

'This is a welcome book. The issues of public understanding of science open many questions. What does "understanding" mean? How does understanding translate into attitudes towards science and trust in scientists? What is the role of the mass media? The essays in this book shed light on such questions bringing insights from several disciplines. They help to define a meaningful research agenda for the future. - Professor Dorothy Nelkin, New York University

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135288075
• Artikelnr.: 42726556

Autorenporträt

Meinolf Dierkes, Claudia von Grote, both Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin ftir Sozialforschung Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface PART ONE The Historical and Political Context of the Discussion
Surrounding the Public Understanding of Science and Technology 1. Why
Should the Public 'Understand' Science? A Historical Perspective on Aspects
of the Public Understanding of Science 2. The "Science Wars" and American
Politics 3. From Northern to Southern Europe-Political Motivations Behind
Recent Discourse on the "Public Understanding of Science" PART TWO
Comparative Analysis: Results of and Reflections on Surveys as
Methodological Instruments 4. Civic Scientific Literacy and Attitude to
Science and Technology: A Comparative Analysis of the European Union, the
United States, Japan, and Canada 5. Two Cultures of Public Understanding of
Science and Technology in Europe 6. "Science in the Media" as a Cultural
Indicator: Contextualizing Surveys with Media Analysis 7. Studying Public
Perception of Biotechnology: Helicopter or Microscope? PART THREE Science
and The Public Revised Concepts 8. Understanding "Publics" in the Public
Understanding of Science 9. What Does Science mean in the "Public
Understanding of Science" 10. Against Linearity-On the Cultural
Appropriation of Science and Technology PART FOUR Informing the Public and
Debating Science and Technology 11. From Information to Attitudes? Thoughts
on the Relationship Between Knowledge about Science and Technology and
Attitudes Toward Technologies 12. Information's Role in the Introduction
and Social Regulation of New Biotechnologies 13. A Public Explosion:
Big-Bang Theory in the U.K. Daily Press 14. Public Understanding of Science
and Technology: State of the Art and Consequences for Future Research