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Social Control and Multiple Discovery in Science: The Opiate Receptor Case (SUNY series in Science, Technology, and Society) - Hardcover

Cozzens, Susan E.

 
9780887069352: Social Control and Multiple Discovery in Science: The Opiate Receptor Case (SUNY series in Science, Technology, and Society)

Synopsis

Recognition for accomplishment is a major institutional reward in the scientific community, thus regulating disputes over credit for discovery, can be viewed as an important problem in social control. Cozzens examines a well-known dispute ― one that took place with the discovery of the opiate receptor in neuropharmacological research.

The issues Cozzens discusses ― priority disputes, social control, and norms and morals ― are important throughout the sciences; they are crucial factors in the lives of scientists, the functioning of scientific communities, and the day-to-day operations of scientific organizations.

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About the Author

Susan E. Cozzens is Assistant Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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