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Autor/inn/en | Maasen, Sabine; Weingart, Peter |
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Titel | Metaphors--Messengers of Meaning: A Contribution to an Evolutionary Sociology of Science. |
Quelle | In: Science Communication, 17 (1995) 1, S.9-31 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0164-0259 |
Schlagwörter | Context Effect; Diffusion (Communication); Discourse Analysis; Evolution; Information Transfer; Linking Agents; Metaphors; Science and Society; Sociology; Theories |
Abstract | Presents the idea that the central link between science and society is established by a diffusion of knowledge. Suggests knowledge transfers may be analyzed in a metaphorical context and that a metaphorical analysis should be combined with discourse analysis and central concepts of evolutionary theory. (50 references) (Author/AEF) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |