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ERIC Number: EJ401316
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Social Science Research on Biotechnology and Agriculture: A Critique.
Buttel, Frederick H.
Rural Sociologist, v9 n3 p5-15 Sum 1989
Examines trends in social science research on biotechnology and agriculture. Discusses role of private industry's biotechnology "hype" in defining social science research policy in universities. Suggests that widespread promotion of biotechnology as "revolutionary" contributed to lack of academic scrutiny. Examines social impact of agricultural biotechnologies. Contains 28 references. (TES)
Descriptors: Agriculture, College Role, Educational Responsibility, Policy Formation, Research Administration, Research and Development, Research Design, Research Utilization, School Business Relationship, Social Biology, Social Science Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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