Analyzing the Fluoridation Controversy
Resources and Structures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7101506 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Martins (0000-0002-6261-7677, University of Wollongong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 331-363 |
| Publication date | 1988-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Studies of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-3127 • E-ISSN: 1460-3659 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030631288018002006 |
| PMID | 11621556 |
| OpenAlex | W2110791201 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 7 |
The fluoridation issue provides a test of some of the usual approaches to the analysis of scientific controversies. One of the important features of the fluoridation debate has been the use of professional power to promote fluoridation and to attack the credibility and activities of anti-fluoridation scientists. To incorporate this feature, the `resources' perspective must be broadened to include resources besides discourse. Even so, the resources perspective cannot touch certain key questions, such as why fluoridation was so heavily promoted originally. For this, a structural analysis is useful, though it needs to be extended to include more scope for human agency
Agency (philosophy · Credibility · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Power (physics · Public relations · Scope (computer science · Social science · Sociology · Water fluoridation · Chemistry · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Law
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2023 (35) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |