The culture of science : how the public relates to science across the globe / edited by Martin W. Bauer, Rajesh Shukla and Nick Allum.
"This book offers the first comparative account of the changes and stabilities of public perceptions of science within the US, France, China, Japan, and across Europe over the past few decades. The contributors address the influence of cultural factors; the question of science and religion and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2012.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in science, technology, and society ;
15. |
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| Summary: | "This book offers the first comparative account of the changes and stabilities of public perceptions of science within the US, France, China, Japan, and across Europe over the past few decades. The contributors address the influence of cultural factors; the question of science and religion and its influence on particular developments (e.g. stem cell research); and the demarcation of science from non-science as well as issues including the incommensurability versus cognitive polyphasia and the cognitive (in)tolerance of different systems of knowledge"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 472 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780415873697 041587369X 9780203813621 (ebk.) 0203813626 (ebk.) |