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lay expertise: a standalone construct

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Science and technology studies

credible technical knowledge built by nonscientists, such as patient activists, that earns them a voice in research decisions.

In science and technology studies, lay expertise refers to credible technical knowledge built by nonscientists, such as patient activists, that earns them a voice in research decisions. This meaning comes from Epstein (1995) in Science, Technology, & Human Values.[1]

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knowledge6 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs voice5 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs

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Epstein, S. (1995). The Construction of Lay Expertise: AIDS Activism and the Forging of Credibility in the Reform of Clinical Trials. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 20(4), 408-437. https://doi.org/10.1177/016224399502000402

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