Scientific Knowledge in Controversy

The Social Dynamics of the Fluoridation Debate

Brian Martin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

266 Seiten

1991
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-0-7914-0539-0 (ISBN)

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Scientific Knowledge in Controversy: The Social Dynamics of the Fluoridation Debate is a study of today's most heated and long-lived health controversy as well as a study of the role of power in science. It uses the tools of sociology of knowledge and political economy to analyze battles over scientific evidence and the struggle for scientific credibility, the exercise of professional power to suppress opponents, and the role of corporate interests in the debate. The evidence from a variety of countries offers a new perspective on the fluoridation issue and also shows how to link the analysis of rhetoric in scientific disputes with the wider analysis of power in society.

Brian Martin is a lecturer in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Arguments

3. Coherent Viewpoints

4. The Struggle over Credibility

5. Professional Attack

6. A Corporate Connection?

7. Making a Decision

8. Studying the Controversy

The Fluoridation Controversy: Which Side Is Science On? by Edward Groth III

Appendix: Fluoridation around the World

Notes

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.7.1991
Reihe/Serie	SUNY series in Science, Technology, and Society
Zusatzinfo	Total Illustrations: 0
Verlagsort	Albany, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	227 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Zahnmedizin
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7914-0539-7 / 0791405397
ISBN-13	978-0-7914-0539-0 / 9780791405390
Zustand	Neuware