Science in public
communication, culture, and credibility
by Jane Gregory
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Is an understanding of science important, and what are the issues involved in communicating it? Science in Public uniquely draws together the broad range of theory and practice of public understanding of science. In order to address these and other questions that face today's technological society, this book examines the history of communicating science from the eighteenth century through Michael Faraday and Thomas Huxley, and on to the present day.
Detailed contemporary case studies offer insights into the communication and understanding of science. In Science in Public the ideas of sociologists and communications researchers rub shoulders with the expectations of politicians and the hopes of educators. The public is here, and so is science, in both their idealized and real-world guises. The book's scope is broad, as is the subject.
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Public opinion, Science, Social aspects, Social aspects of Science, Sociology, Sciences, Opinion publique, Aspect social, Aspects sociaux, Communication de masse, Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit, Öffentliche Meinung, Kommunikation, Glaubwürdigkeit, Soziologie, Popularisierung, Naturwissenschaften, Wetenschap, Popularisering, Wetenschapsvoorlichting, Wetenschapsjournalistiek, Publieke opinie, SOCIAL FACTORS, CULTURE (SOCIAL SCIENCES), Vulgarisation, Science--public opinion, Science--social aspects, Science--sociology, Q175.5 .g744 1998, 306.4/5| Edition | Availability |
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Science in public: communication, culture, and credibility
1998, Plenum Trade
in English
0306458608 9780306458606
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-282) and index.
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