CONTROVERSY AND CLOSURE - SYDNEY BEACHES IN CRISIS

被引：28

作者：

BEDER, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV NEW S WALES,SCH SCI & TECHNOL STUDIES,KENSINGTON,NSW 2033,AUSTRALIA

来源：

SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE | 1991年 / 21卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1177/030631291021002003

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

In this paper, the controversy over sewage pollution on Sydney beaches and how it should be remedied is used to analyze the concept of 'closure', and what it means for technological controversies. Various parties to this controversy attempted to resolve it in several ways: by redefining sewage pollution as an aesthetic problem; by negotiating a consensus at the decision-makers' level about water quality standards; by putting forward what appeared to be 'sound arguments'; and by the use of rhetoric. The paper explores the difficulties in applying categories of 'closure', and its usefulness as a framework for understanding the dynamics of a controversy, and the power relationships between those involved.

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页码：223 / 256

页数：34