Science and Cultural Context: Soviet Scientists in Comparative Perspective.; (Worcester Polytechnic Institute Studies in Science, Technology and Culture, Volume 1.)

Toren, Nina

ISBN 10: 0820406686 / ISBN 13: 9780820406688

Published by Peter Lang, NY, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Science and Cultural Context: Soviet Scientists in Comparative Perspective.; (Worcester Polytechnic Institute Studies in Science, Technology and Culture, Volume 1.)
• Publisher: Peter Lang, NY
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820406686
• ISBN 13: 9780820406688
• Binding: Hardcover
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Synopsis

Drawing on the idea that science is not culture free or context independent, this book examines the ways in which scientists' beliefs, conceptions, values and attitudes vary according to sociocultural contexts. Soviet scientists who immigrated to Israel in the 1970s are compared to scientists from the United States in respect to their value orientations, work attitudes, importance attributed to scientific autonomy, and conception of the relationships between science and society. The study identifies the aspects which are culture specific and those which are stable across cultures and transnational.

Review

«This book provides one of the few systematic comparative analyses based on empirical research - of the ethos of science and of organizations of scientific roles in the U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. and throws important light on central problems of sociology of science.» (S.N. Eisenstadt, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
«Nina Toren's monograph on the orientations of Soviet scientists is an important contribution to the sociology of science as well as to the study of the influence of national cultures on scientific orientations and attitudes.» (Lewis A. Coser, Distinguished Professor Emeritus State University of New York at Stony Brook)