Science and society in historical perspective: Implications for social theories of risk

Environmental Values

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-176

  Cohen, Maurie J ^a,b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Environmental sociology; Germany; Public understanding of science; Scientific mentality

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0032816348     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327199129341770     Document Type: Article

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