Commentary: Opinion Poll Measurement of American Confidence in Science.

Mazur, Allan

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ERIC Number: EJ249190

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Publication Date: 1981

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Commentary: Opinion Poll Measurement of American Confidence in Science.

Mazur, Allan

Science, Technology, and Human Values, v6 n36 p16-19 Sum 1981

Reports the degree of public confidence in several American institutions (medicine, science, religion, education, military, major U.S. companies, press, television, and labor), including science, as measured in 10 national opinion surveys taken in 1966, 1971 to 1978, and in 1980. Discusses trends and explores implications for science. (CS)

Descriptors: Education, Higher Education, Industry, Labor, Medicine, Military Science, National Surveys, News Media, Public Opinion, Religion, Science Education, Scientific Enterprise, Scientific Literacy, Scientists, Social Attitudes, Television

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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