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Peer reviewedStocking, S. Holly; Holstein, Lisa W. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1993
Describes distinctions between ignorance and knowledge and examines scientists' use of ignorance claims in the construction of science and in science for public policy based on an interdisciplinary approach. Ignorance claims in journalism are also examined, including journalists' coverage of the claims of formal scientific discourse and of public…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Journalism, Policy Formation, Public Policy
