The combative metaphor of 'science wars' has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious, from being featured on the programs of scientific meetings to being splashed across the pages of leading national magazines and newspapers. Some in the scientific community perceive their profession to be under siege by members of the academic left, radical environmentalists, religious fundamentalists, eco-feminists, and others. This book, based on in-depth interviews with sixty members of groups with alleged 'anti-science' attitudes, examines how pervasive and uniform these critiques are.…mehr
The combative metaphor of 'science wars' has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious, from being featured on the programs of scientific meetings to being splashed across the pages of leading national magazines and newspapers. Some in the scientific community perceive their profession to be under siege by members of the academic left, radical environmentalists, religious fundamentalists, eco-feminists, and others. This book, based on in-depth interviews with sixty members of groups with alleged 'anti-science' attitudes, examines how pervasive and uniform these critiques are.
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.
Inhaltsangabe
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
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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