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Nanotechnology, risk and communication

Drawing together insights from media studies, sociology and science and technology studies, this book is one of the first major studies of media coverage, policy debates and public perceptions of nanotechnologies, and makes a fascinating and timely contribution to debates about the public communicat...

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Main Authors: Anderson, Alison, 1965-
Group Author: Petersen, Alan R., Ph.D.; Wilkinson, Clare, 1979-; Allan, Stuart.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Consumerism.
Impact of science & technology on society.
Nanotechnology.
Educational: Citizenship & social education.
Society.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230234574
Summary: Drawing together insights from media studies, sociology and science and technology studies, this book is one of the first major studies of media coverage, policy debates and public perceptions of nanotechnologies, and makes a fascinating and timely contribution to debates about the public communication of science.
Item Description: Ebook.
Originally published in: 2009.
Carrier Form: 192 p. : 2 ill.
ISBN: 9780230506930
9780230234574 :
0230234577 :
CLC: TB383
Contents: List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Reporting Science Risk Society and the Media News Coverage of Nanotechnologies Nanotechnologies, Public Knowledge and the Media Scientists' and Policymakers' Representations of Nanotechnologies Communication about Nanotechnologies in the Future Notes References.

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