Scientific Characters - Rhetoric, Trust, and Character in a Breast Cancer Controversy

Informationen zum Autor Lisa Kerä nen is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Communication at the University of Colorado at Denver. Klappentext "Scientific Characters" chronicles the contests over character! knowledge! trust! and truth in a politically charged scientific controversy that erupted after a 1994 "Chicago Tribune "headline: "Fraud in Breast Cancer Research: Doctor Lied on Data for Decade." Moving back and forth between news coverage! medical journals! letters to the editor! and oncology pamphlets! Lisa Keranen draws insights from rhetoric! literary studies! sociology! and science studies to analyze the roles of character in shaping the outcomes of the "Datagate" controversy. Zusammenfassung Addresses what happens when scientists! patients! and advocates are called to defend themselves in public concerning complex technical matters with direct implications for human life. Sheds light on the challenges faced by scientists and citizens as science becomes more bureaucratized! dispersed! and accountable to varied publics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lisa Keranen, Lisa Keränen, The University of Alabama Press
• Editore: The University of Alabama Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9780817317041
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1704-1
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Rhetoric, Culture, and Social; Rhetoric, Culture, and Social; Albma Rhetoric Cult & Soc Crit; Rhetoric Culture and Social Cr; Rhetoric, Culture, and, Social Critique
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali