The cultural authority of science: Public trust and acceptance of organized science

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 751-770

  Gauchat, Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes toward science; cultural authority of science; cultural meaning of science; legitimacy problem; public understanding of science

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STEM CELL RESEARCH; TRUST;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; FEMALE; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEM CELL RESEARCH; TRUST;

EID: 80055108617     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662510365246     Document Type: Article

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