Gender differences in support for scientific involvement in U.S. environmental policy

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-173

  Steel, Brent S ^a   Warner, Rebecca L ^a   Lach, Denise ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental policy; Gender; Positivism; Postnormal science

Indexed keywords

EID: 76249110712     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243909340259     Document Type: Article

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