Doctoral Dissertation Research Proposal in Studies in Science, Technology and Society Program

科学、技术与社会研究项目博士论文研究计划

• 批准号: 9213515
• 负责人: William Provine
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-07-01 至 1993-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9213515&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Proposal; Studies

Dissertation student, Sara Tjossem; topic: "Defying Boundaries: Rachel Carson and Ecological Environmentalism." The development of American ecology involved defining the scope of its influence on fields such as botany and zoology by studying biological processes like the development, adaptation and distribution of organisms. Throughout the development of the field of ecology, the Ecological Society of America promoted its status as a scientific discipline through its journals and scientific meetings. There were difficulties in focus, however, for a society that attracted scientists with such disparate training. Questions arose about the proper direction and scope of ecological questions, such as the place of environmental concerns in research. This drawing of disciplinary boundaries drew distinctions between pure and applied research. Rachel Carson highlighted the problems of defining boundaries by usurping the authority of the scientific field of ecology with her book Silent Spring. Carson popularized ecological concepts and urged the inclusion of ethics in science. She was instrumental in awakening the public to the dangers of excessive pesticide use, yet her reception by ecologists was mixed. Carson was never part of mainstream American ecology and yet she affected its definition by drawing public attention to its practice. Ms. Tjossem is examining the process by which Carson affected the whole course of the science of ecology.

论文学生 Sara Tjossem； 主题：“挑战界限：雷切尔·卡森和生态环境保护主义。” 美国生态学的发展涉及通过研究生物体的发育、适应和分布等生物过程来确定其对植物学和动物学等领域的影响范围。 在生态学领域的发展过程中，美国生态学会通过其期刊和科学会议提升了其作为一门科学学科的地位。 然而，对于一个吸引受过如此不同训练的科学家的社会来说，集中注意力是很困难的。 关于生态问题的正确方向和范围的问题出现了，例如环境问题在研究中的地位。 这种学科界限的划分区分了纯粹研究和应用研究。 雷切尔·卡森（Rachel Carson）在她的著作《寂静的春天》中强调了通过篡夺生态学科学领域的权威来界定边界的问题。 卡森普及了生态概念，并敦促将伦理纳入科学。 她在唤醒公众认识过度使用农药的危险方面发挥了重要作用，但生态学家对她的态度却褒贬不一。 卡森从来都不是美国主流生态学的一部分，但她通过引起公众对其实践的关注来影响其定义。 Tjossem 女士正在研究卡森影响生态学整个进程的过程。