Misunderstanding Science?: The Public Reconstruction of Science and Technology

Book Overview

Misunderstanding Science? offers a challenging new perspective on the public understanding of science. In so doing, it also challenges existing ideas of the nature of science and its relationships with society. Its analysis and case presentation are highly relevant to current concerns over the uptake, authority, and effectiveness of science as expressed, for example, in areas such as education, medical/health practice, risk and the environment, technological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521525209
• ISBN13: 9780521525206
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"