Collins, H. M. 1943-

Rethinking expertise / Harry Collins and Robert Evans. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007. - 159 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-153) and index.

Introduction: Why expertise? -- The periodic table of expertises 1 : ubiquitous and specialist expertises -- The periodic table of expertises 2 : meta-expertises and meta-criteria -- Interactional expertise and embodiment -- Walking the talk: experiments on color blindness, perfect pitch, and gravitational waves -- New demarcation criteria -- Conclusion: science, the citizen, and the role of social science -- Appendix: waves of science studies.

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Knowledge, Sociology of.
Expertise.
Science--Social aspects.

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