Expertise, “Scientification,” and the Authority of Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Turner (0000-0002-7538-0533, University of South Florida), Greg Mccreery (University of South Florida) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeose089.pub3 |
| OpenAlex | W4389038179 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Sociologists and social thinkers have long been concerned with the problem of the role of knowledge in society. In the 1940s and 1950s the sociology of science concerned itself with the related problem of the authority of science and with conflicts between science and democracy. In a world of complexities understood only by experts, the conflict between expert knowledge and democracy is especially relevant today, as shown by the COVID‐19 pandemic. The issues of expert failure and disinformation, the role of the digital community, and the communication of science to the public are now important social problems
Democracy · Disinformation · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Science communication · Science education · Social media · Social science · Sociology · Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research · Engineering · Law · Risk Perception and Management · Social Science and Policy Research
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |