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Dorothy Nelkin

DN

75

Publications

4.8K

Citations

34

H-Index

1967

Active since

Affiliations

New York University(Current)

Cornell University

New York Law School

Chicago Kent College of Law

Dorothy Nelkin is an author at New York University specializing in medicine, education, and science and technology studies.

Top concepts

EducationSocial SciencesLawMedicinePublic PolicyScience And Technology StudiesBioethicsPublic HealthScience PolicyResearch Ethics

Publications per year

1967–2020

75

Publications

75

The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon.

Peter Conrad, Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1996 · 458 citations

Culture, Genetics, Education +7

Controversy: Politics of Technical Decisions.

Frances B. McCrea, Dorothy Nelkin · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1993 · 427 citations

Dorothy Nelkin, Law, Philosophy Of Technology +16

Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology

Jennifer Elias, Dorothy Nelkin · Journal of Public Health Policy · 1996 · 336 citations

Media Studies, Science Study, Scientific Literacy +7

The Animal Rights Crusade: The Growth of a Moral Protest.

Robert D. Benford, James M. Jasper, Dorothy Nelkin · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1993 · 330 citations

Civil Liberty, Human-animal Interaction, Animal Welfare +14

The Political Impact of Technical Expertise

Dorothy Nelkin · Social Studies of Science · 1975 · 282 citations

Science Ethic, Education, Technology Assessment +16

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