Silencing Scientists and Scholars in Other Fields: Power, Paradigm Controls, Peer Review, and Scholarly Communication

by Gordon Moran

Overview

In this book Mitchell investigates how "the natural limitations of youth" shape not only the day-to-day life of teens, but the entire culture. This book analyzes how adolescents are prone toward critical decision-making errors; how they are vulnerable to exploitation in their peer groups, in their friendships, and in their love relationships; how they are inclined to confuse fact with fable; how they are shaped by narcissistic idelogy and ego-enhancing belief systems; how they are inclined toward poor partner selection in their romantic involvements; and, finally, why they need dignified adult mentors if they are to achieve a dignified identity of their own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567503425
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/20/1998
Series:	Contemporary Studies in Information Management, Policies, and Services
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

ran /f Gordon

Table of Contents

Preface
Dedication
Introduction
Silencing Scholars Within Totalitarian and Democratic Forms of Government
Intellectual Freedom, Intellectual Suppression, the Big Lie, and the Freedom to Lie
Rhetoric Versus Reality in Academia
Paradigm Dependency in Academia and Its Effect on Peer Review
Double Standards and Peer-Review Suppression
Toleration of Falsification
Transition From Academic Discussion and Debate to Controversy and Scandal
Saying What You Believe
Trust, Skepticism, and Whistleblowing
Peer Review Secrecy
Politically Correct
Out Of Cite, Out Of Mind
Role and Responsibility of Academic Librarians
Silencing Scholars in the Electronic Age
References
Author Index
Subject Index.