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Mueller, Tippins, and Bryan (2012) presented a new conceptualization of citizen science that is meant to facilitate emerging trends in the democratization of science and science education to produce civically engaged students. I review some relevant trends in the field of citizen science, for clarity here referred to as public participation in scientific research (PPSR), and present overlooked styles and outcomes of PPSR. Education efforts should seize the opportunity to emphasize the key and distinct roles students can play in both the science and the values elements that inform decision-making processes.

IS SCIENCE IN ITSELF A FACTOR OF INTEGRATION AND POLITICAL MODERNIZATION, AND THAT WHATEVER BE THE SYMBOLICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND POLITICAL VALUE THAT EACH OF US ATTRIBUTES TO SCIENCE ACCORDING TO HIS EDUCATION, HIS TRAINING, HIS BELIEFS AND HIS IDEOLOGICAL OPINIONS? AT THE MOMENT WHEN POLITICS SEEK SNEW INSTRUMENTS OF POWER FROM SCIENCE, MEN OF SCIENCE QUESTION THE INTENT OF THE RESEARCH.

"This accessible book introduces the story of 'social science, ' with coverage of history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and geography. Eller explains the origin, evolution, methods, main figures in each discipline, as well as the literature, concepts, and theories. The chapters also feature a range of contemporary examples, with consideration given to how the disciplines address present-day issues."--Back cover

Health behaviour of the people is said to be shaped by market forces, scientific or religious institutions or the state. It is pertinent to examine the dominant institutions that shape health cultures in any society, at any given point in time. While public health has not been a priority for the Indian state, the COVID-19 pandemic created an unmistakable opportunity for state regulation. It is the argument of this article that the state has been central to the framing of the COVID-19 pandemic and the identification of relevant interventions, such that the borderline between the political and medical is blurred. The influence of these institutional decisions on the health behaviour of the people indicates that compliant health behaviour is a symbolic resource for the state in societies like India, irrespective of whether the government actually delivers on its health care delivery.