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Kudzu as agricultural solution and ecological problem

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2155352
AutoresKathleen S Lowney (Valdosta State University), Joel Best (0000-0002-8943-5427, Southern Illinois University Carbondale)
Año1998
Volumen18
Número1
Páginas93-114
Fecha de publicación1998-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Spectrum (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02732173.1998.9982186
OpenAlexW2101745427
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas15

The history of claimsmaking by applied scientists about kudzu (Pueraria lobata) in the American South reveals three distinct periods: a period of enthusiasm when kudzu was defined as an agricultural solution (1917–1953), a time of disenchantment when kudzu was defined as an ecological problem (1954–1984), and a period of tempered enthusiasm when new uses for kudzu were proposed (1985‐present). Experts framed scientific findings within a social context of assumptions about the usefulness of applied science, controlling kudzu, kudzu's Japanese origins, and Southern race relations. Thus, claims about kudzu illustrate the construction of applied scientists’ claims

Agriculture · Agroforestry · Archaeology · Biology · Enthusiasm · Geography · Kudzu · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Organic Food and Agriculture · Plant and animal studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Ecology