{"product_id":"cultural-boundaries-of-science-credibility-on-the-line","title":"Cultural Boundaries of Science: Credibility on the Line","description":"Why is science so credible? Usual answers center on scientists' objective methods or their powerful instruments. In his new book, Thomas Gieryn argues that a better explanation for the cultural authority of science lies downstream, when scientific claims leave laboratories and enter courtrooms, boardrooms, and living rooms. On such occasions, we use \"maps\" to decide who to believe—cultural maps demarcating \"science\" from pseudoscience, ideology, faith, or nonsense.\n\nGieryn looks at episodes of boundary-work: Was phrenology good science? How about cold fusion? Is social science really scientific? Is organic farming? After centuries of disputes like these, Gieryn finds no stable criteria that absolutely distinguish science from non-science. Science remains a pliable cultural space, flexibly reshaped to claim credibility for some beliefs while denying it to others. In a timely epilogue, Gieryn finds this same controversy at the heart of the raging \"science wars.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0226292622\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0226292622.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Gieryn, Thomas F.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41448965537850,"sku":"DBV.0226292622.G","price":17.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0226292622-0.jpg?v=1780874798","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/cultural-boundaries-of-science-credibility-on-the-line","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}