Communicating science [[electronic resource] /] / edited by LeeAnn Kahlor and Patricia A. Stout

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454927103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Routledge, 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-26980-7; 1-282-31527-7; 9786612315275; 0-203-86763-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Collana: New agendas in communication
• Altri autori (Persone): KahlorLeeAnn; StoutPatricia A
• Disciplina: 501/.4
• Soggetti: Communication in science; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword: Building a Context for the Next Century of Science Communication Research; Preface; Introduction; Part I Merging Theory and Practice; Chapter 1 A Critical Appraisal of Models of Public Understanding of Science: Using Practice to Inform Theory; Chapter 2 Framing Science: A New Paradigm in Public Engagement; Chapter 3 Focusing on Fairness in Science and Risk Communication; Chapter 4 Understanding Public Response to Technology Advocacy Campaigns: A Persuasion Knowledge Approach; Chapter 5 Using Temporally Oriented Social Science Models and Audience Segmentation to Influence Environmental BehaviorsPart II Characterization and Meaning-Making; Chapter 6 Competing Characters in Science-Based Controversy: A Framework for Analysis; Chapter 7 Exemplary Objects: The Role of Materiality, Sociality, and Rhetoric in Articulating Science through Model Organisms; Chapter 8 Expanding Notions of Scientific Argument: A Case Study of the Use of Scientific Argument by American Indians; Chapter 9 Moral Development Framing in Environmental Justice News Coverage; Part III The Future; Chapter 10 An Interdisciplinary Approach to Science Communication ; Education: A Case StudyContributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume explores the evolution of science communication, addressing key issues and offering substance for future study. Harnessing the energies of junior scholars on the forefront of science communication, this work pushes the boundaries of research forward, allowing scholars to sample the multiple paradigms and agendas that will play a role in shaping the future of science communication.