Cultural determinants in the perception of science (Italian original version)

Those studying the public understanding of science and risk perception have held it clear for long: the relation between information and judgment elaboration is not a linear one at all. Among the reasons behind it, on the one hand, data never are totally “bare” and culturally neutral; on the other h...

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Main Author: Pietro Greco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sissa Medialab 2008-06-01
Series:JCOM: Journal of Science Communication
Online Access:http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/07/02/Jcom0702%282008%29E/Jcom0702%282008%29E_it.pdf
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spelling doaj-3f46ac2f97b8460da8b826c536375bdb2020-11-25T03:37:19ZengSissa MedialabJCOM: Journal of Science Communication1824-20492008-06-0172Cultural determinants in the perception of science (Italian original version)Pietro GrecoThose studying the public understanding of science and risk perception have held it clear for long: the relation between information and judgment elaboration is not a linear one at all. Among the reasons behind it, on the one hand, data never are totally “bare” and culturally neutral; on the other hand, in formulating a judgment having some value, the analytic component intertwines – sometimes unpredictably – with the cultural history and the personal elaboration of anyone of us.http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/07/02/Jcom0702%282008%29E/Jcom0702%282008%29E_it.pdf
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description Those studying the public understanding of science and risk perception have held it clear for long: the relation between information and judgment elaboration is not a linear one at all. Among the reasons behind it, on the one hand, data never are totally “bare” and culturally neutral; on the other hand, in formulating a judgment having some value, the analytic component intertwines – sometimes unpredictably – with the cultural history and the personal elaboration of anyone of us.
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