Science, the public, and social elites: How the general public, scientists, top politicians and managers perceive science

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 733-750

  Prpić, Katarina ^a  

^a Institute for Social Research Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

general public; managers; politicians; science perceptions; scientists; social and cognitive dimensions of science; social elites

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY;

CROATIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; SCIENCE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 80055112416     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662510366363     Document Type: Article

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