TY  - JOUR
AB  - Examines the debate over “Higher superstition” (Gross and Levitt, 1994). Puts forward the arguments in the book and the response to the book from members of the US science and technology studies community. Asserts that increases in technical control have been at the expense of social and individual control. Mentions “diversionary reframing” – changing the subject, possibly by diverting attention away from the subject matter to the person doing the criticizing. Explores public attitudes towards science and technology, quoting a number of layman approaches to the bafflement of science. Identifies the irony in Gross and Levitt’s arguments, particularly in developing the interface between science and technology. Recommends paying more attention to the social construction of beliefs.
VL  - 18
IS  - 5/6
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/01443339810788416
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443339810788416
AU  - Freudenburg William R.
AU  - Frickel Scott
AU  - Dwyer Rachel E.
PY  - 1998
Y1  - 1998/01/01
TI  - Diversity and diversion: Higher superstition and the dangers of insularity in science and technology studies
T2  - International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 6
EP  - 34
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -