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    2. Constructing and reconstructing scientific ignorance: ignorance claims in science and journalism

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Stocking, S. Holly (author) and Holstein, Lisa W. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1993-12
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C18312
    Journal Title:
    Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization
    Journal Title Details:
    15(2) : 186-210
    Notes:
    Authors follow the notion that ignorance is not simply the absence of knowledge, but rather has its own configurations. They use examples to illustrate how interest groups and news media "appropriate and emphasize those ignorance claims that advance and protect their own particular concerns." Examples include Alar pesticide and tobacco.