Science Under Siege?: Interest Groups and the Science Wars
Author:   Leon E. Trachtman ,  Robert Perrucci ,  Leon E. Tractman (Professor Emerirus of Communication, Purdue University, USA)
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Edition:   annotated edition
ISBN:  

9780847698004


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   26 July 2000
Format:   Hardback
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Science Under Siege?: Interest Groups and the Science Wars


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"The metaphor of ""science wars"" has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious and some in the scientific community perceive their profession under threat. Based on interviews with groups with alleged ""anti-science"" attitudes, this book examines how powerful these critiques are."

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Author:   Leon E. Trachtman ,  Robert Perrucci ,  Leon E. Tractman (Professor Emerirus of Communication, Purdue University, USA)
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780847698004


ISBN 10:   0847698009
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   26 July 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Science Under Siege: Historical Perspective. Reflections of a Feminist. Chapter 2 The Feminist Voice: Problems of a Male-Dominated Science. Reflections of an Environmentalist. Chapter 3 Environmentalists and the Control of Nature. Reflections from the Political Right. Chapter 4 Political Right and Science Captured. REflections from the Political Left. Chapter 5 Political Left and Science Corrupted. Reflections of a Fundamentalist Chapter 6 Creationism and the Fundamentalist Critique. Reflections of a Community Leader Chapter 7 The Voice ofTertium Quid Chapter 8 Interest Group Politics and General Cynicism: Group Comparisons Chapter 9 Reconsidering the Science Wars

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The book provides a stimulating glimpse of how committed members of different interest groups perceive the place of science in contemporary life. * Contemporary Sociology *


The book provides a stimulating glimpse of how committed members of different interest groups perceive the place of science in contemporary life. Contemporary Sociology


Author Information

Robert Perrucci, at Purdue University, is President-elect of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Leon E. Trachtman is presently Professor Emeritus of Communication at Purdue.

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