Joel Best
Birds-Dead and Deadly: Why Numeracy Needs to Address Social Construction
sociologists use term social construction refer processes people assign meaning world paper argues numeracy education needs address social construction particular thinking critically statistics news media report regarding social issues requires understanding competitive nature social problems marketplace social forces allow questionable numbers receive widespread public attention critiques must incorporate assessing numbers calculated must consider social construction particular statistics two recent examplesclaims number birds killed flying windows warnings threat avian flu pandemicare presented illustrate need incorporate social construction numeracy education