Abstract
The aim of this contribution is to conduct a critical approach to the concept and traditional measurement of scientific culture on the basis of an analysis of the phenomenon of the social appropriation of the science, assuming a multidimensional outlook sensitive to its contextual and behavioural dimensions. The analysis will be carried out along with a revision of some statistical results coming from a recent opinion survey about public perception of science and technology in Spain.
Acknowledgements
The authors express their acknowledgment to the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology—FECYT—and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (HUM2005–06760) for their support for the development and publication of this research.