When ideology trumps science : why we question the experts on everything from climate change to vaccinations / Erika Allen Wolters and Brent S. Steel.

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In 2010, an outbreak of whooping cough in California infected more than 8,000 people, resulting in the hospitalization of more than 800 people and the death of 10 infants. In 2015, an outbreak of the measles in Disneyland infected more than 125 people. Both the whooping cough and the measles are vac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wolters, Erika Allen (Author)
Steel, Brent (Author)
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]
Subjects:
Science > Social aspects > United States.
Science > Political aspects > United States.
Denialism.
Pseudoscience.
Science > Political aspects.
Science > Social aspects.
United States.
Physical Description:xii, 181 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
  • 3. Childhood vaccinations
  • 4. Climate change
  • 5. Teen sex
  • 6. Stem cell research
  • 7. Conclusion: What is to be done?