Experts in science and society (2004)
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(from the cover) In today's complex world, we have come to rely increasingly on those who have expertise in specific areas and can bring their knowledge to bear on crucial social, political, and scientific questions. Taking the viewpoint that experts are consulted when there is something important at stake for an individual, for a group, or a society at large, Experts in Science and Society explores expertise as a relational concept. How do experts balance their commitment to science with that to society? How does a society actually determine that a person has expertise? What personal traits are valued in an expert? From where does the expert derive authority? What makes new forms of expertise emerge? These and related questions are addressed from a wide range of areas in order to be inclusive, as well as demonstrate similarities across areas. Likewise, in order to be culturally comparative, this volume includes examples and discussions of experts in different countries and even in different time periods. The topics include the roles of political experts, scientific experts, medical experts, legal experts, and more. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)
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Kurz-Milcke, E., & Gigerenzer, G. (Eds.). (2004). Experts in science and society. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
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| Document type: | Book | |
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