Sturgis, Patrick 
ORCID: 0000-0003-1180-3493 and Allum, Nick
(2004)
Science in society: re-evaluating the deficit model of public attitudes.
Public Understanding of Science, 13 (1).
pp. 55-74.
ISSN 0963-6625
Abstract
The "deficit model" of public attitudes towards science has led to controversy over the role of scientific knowledge in explaining lay people's attitudes towards science. In this paper we challenge the de facto orthodoxy that has connected the deficit model and contextualist perspectives with quantitative and qualitative research methods respectively. We simultaneously test hypotheses from both theoretical approaches using quantitative methodology. The results point to the clear importance of knowledge as a determinant of attitudes toward science. However, in contrast to the rather simplistic deficit model that has traditionally characterized discussions of this relationship, this analysis highlights the complex and interacting nature of the knowledge-attitude interface.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | © 2004 Sage |
| Divisions: | Sociology |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Oct 2019 09:18 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 01:54 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/101912 |
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