Science in Society: Re-Evaluating the Deficit Model of Public Attitudes

Article Properties
  • Language
    English
  • DOI (url)
    10.1177/0963662504042690
  • Publication Date
    2004/01/01
  • Journal
    Public Understanding of Science
  • Indian UGC (journal)
  • Refrences
    18
  • Citations
    648
  • Patrick Sturgis Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
  • Nick Allum Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
Abstract
Journal Categories
History (General) and history of Europe
History (General)
Language and Literature
Philology
Linguistics
Communication
Mass media
Philosophy
Psychology
Religion
Philosophy (General)
Social Sciences
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  • Political science
  • Social Sciences: Sociology (General)
  • Social Sciences
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The actor and the observer: How are their perceptions of causality divergent? Psychological Bulletin
  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
 131 1982
The measurement of civic scientific literacy

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  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)
  • Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media
  • History (General) and history of Europe: History (General)
  • Social Sciences
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Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Social Sciences326
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media156
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences149
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)123
History (General) and history of Europe: History (General)97
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering94
Science: Biology (General): Ecology81
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)67
Science: Geology34
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine30
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology29
Science: Science (General)29
Science: Physics: Meteorology. Climatology28
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene26
Education: Theory and practice of education26
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources22
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry20
Political science20
Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)20
Science20
Social Sciences: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform18
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation18
Medicine18
Science: Biology (General)17
Science: Biology (General): Genetics17
Agriculture: Plant culture16
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science16
Education14
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade13
Agriculture: Agriculture (General)12
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)12
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor12
Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)12
Agriculture: Animal culture11
Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology11
Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)11
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Ethics10
Medicine: Medicine (General)10
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography9
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology9
Science: Chemistry9
Education: Education (General)9
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management8
Agriculture7
Social Sciences: Statistics7
Science: Mathematics7
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering7
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business7
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical philosophy. Medical ethics6
Science: Botany: Plant ecology5
Science: Microbiology5
Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture5
Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply5
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons5
Technology: Chemical technology5
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology5
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography5
Science: Zoology4
Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry: Biochemistry4
Political science: International relations4
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials4
Science: Chemistry: General. Including alchemy4
Social Sciences: Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)4
Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling4
Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases4
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science4
Science: Biology (General): Cytology3
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City planning3
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics3
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy3
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources3
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General)3
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory3
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry3
Medicine: Therapeutics. Pharmacology3
General Works: History of scholarship and learning. The humanities3
Medicine: Internal medicine3
Law3
Education: Special aspects of education3
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Religions. Mythology. Rationalism3
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion3
Science: Physics2
Agriculture: Forestry2
Technology: Building construction: Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings2
Science: Chemistry: Physical and theoretical chemistry2
Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering2
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management: Technological innovations. Automation2
Social Sciences: Transportation and communications2
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management2
Law: Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence: Comparative law. International uniform law: Medical legislation2
Science: Biology (General): Evolution2
Science: Botany1
Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution1
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology1
Science: Physics: Heat: Thermodynamics1
Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports1
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science: Computer software1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics: Computer engineering. Computer hardware1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Human settlements. Communities1
Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine1
Medicine: Nursing1
Social Sciences: The family. Marriage. Woman: Women. Feminism1
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics1
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics1
History America: Latin America. Spanish America1
Technology: Technology (General)1
General Works1
Language and Literature: English literature1
Medicine: Other systems of medicine1
The category Social Sciences 326 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled The Cognitive Dimension of Public Perceptions of Science: Methodological Issues and was published in 2004. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Scientific Advice and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Revisiting the Asian Disease Problem. This article reached its peak citation in 2022, with 66 citations. It has been cited in 343 different journals, 16% of which are open access. Among related journals, the Public Understanding of Science cited this research the most, with 93 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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