ABSTRACT
'This is a welcome book. The issues of public understanding of science open many questions. What does "understanding" mean? How does understanding translate into attitudes towards science and trust in scientists? What is the role of the mass media? The essays in this book shed light on such questions bringing insights from several disciplines. They help to define a meaningful research agenda for the future. - Professor Dorothy Nelkin, New York University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART ONE THE HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT OF THE DISCUSSION SURROUNDING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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PART TWO COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: RESULTS OF AND REFLECTIONS ON SURVEYS AS METHODOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
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PART THREE “SCIENCE” AND “THE PUBLIC”— REVISED CONCEPTS
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PART FOUR INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND DEBATING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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CONCLUSION
