Constructing and reconstructing scientific ignorance: Ignorance claims in science and journalism
SH Stocking, LW Holstein - Knowledge, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
In Ignorance and Uncertainty: Emerging Paradigms, Australian sociologist Michael Smithson
observes that Western intellectuals, who once preoccupied themselves with knowledge, are …
observes that Western intellectuals, who once preoccupied themselves with knowledge, are …
How to take non-knowledge seriously, or “the unexpected virtue of ignorance”
KH Nielsen, MP Sørensen - Public Understanding of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
This commentary argues that we need to take ignorance and non-knowledge seriously in
the fields of science communication and public understanding of science. As much as we …
the fields of science communication and public understanding of science. As much as we …
On drawing attention to ignorance
SH Stocking - Science Communication, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
In the years since a symposium on science and ignorance at the 1993 annual meeting of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a small but growing number …
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), a small but growing number …
Ignoring science: discourses of ignorance in the public understanding of science
M Michael - Misunderstanding science, 1996 - cambridge.org
The starting-point of this chapter is the observation that people do not simply possess
knowledge about scientific'facts' and scientific procedures and processes, they can also …
knowledge about scientific'facts' and scientific procedures and processes, they can also …
[图书][B] Science and the production of ignorance: When the quest for knowledge is thwarted
An introduction to the new area of ignorance studies that examines how science produces
ignorance—both actively and passively, intentionally and unintentionally. We may think of …
ignorance—both actively and passively, intentionally and unintentionally. We may think of …
Ignorance and science: Dilemmas, perspectives, and prospects
M Smithson - Knowledge, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent decades have seen a dramatic increase in creative work on scientifc ignorance and
uncertainty, which can be traced in part to a realization that ignorance and uncertainty …
uncertainty, which can be traced in part to a realization that ignorance and uncertainty …
[图书][B] Science denial: Why it happens and what to do about it
GM Sinatra, BK Hofer - 2021 - books.google.com
How do individuals decide whether to accept human causes of climate change, vaccinate
their children against childhood diseases, or practice social distancing during a pandemic …
their children against childhood diseases, or practice social distancing during a pandemic …
Manufacturing doubt: journalists' roles and the construction of ignorance in a scientific controversy
SH Stocking, LW Holstein - Public understanding of science, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent decades, corporate and special interests have developed a wide repertoire of
methods to manufacture doubt about science that threatens their interests. In the case …
methods to manufacture doubt about science that threatens their interests. In the case …
What do we know about “don't knows”? Or, contexts of “ignorance”
J Turner, M Michael - Social Science Information, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper addresses the meanings of “ignorance” in the context of “don't know” responses
to questionnaires. First, we consider some of the broader functions of questionnaires …
to questionnaires. First, we consider some of the broader functions of questionnaires …
Forbidden Knowledge: Public Controversy and the Production of Nonknowledge1
Sociologists, philosophers, and historians of science tend to focus their attention on the
production of knowledge. More recently, scholars have begun to investigate more fully the …
production of knowledge. More recently, scholars have begun to investigate more fully the …