Overview of the Science of Science Communication

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ID20028462
AuthorsHeather Akin (0000-0003-1215-6347, University of Missouri, corresponding author)
EditorsKathleen Hall Jamieson (0000-0002-4167-3688), Dan M Kahan (0000-0002-2737-2512), Dietram A Scheufele (0000-0002-9914-5407)
Year2017
Publication date2017-06-06
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueOxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190497620.013.3
OpenAlexW2734794782
ISBN9780190497620
LanguageEN
Citations received16

This chapter synthesizes the central findings generated by the field of science communication, including those that establish that higher levels of public knowledge will not necessarily increase public support for and interest in science. It describes how beliefs about science are entangled in our social and political environment, shaped by mass media portrayals, and confounded by interpersonal and cultural influences. The chapter closes with a discussion of the current landscape of science communication in the context of contemporary science issues. It also suggests that future research develop and test message structures able to neutralize biased processing and also uncover ways to motivate audiences to make accurate rather than distorted judgments about scientific issues

Communication studies · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Geography · Interpersonal communication · Political science · Politics · Public awareness of science · Science communication · Science education · Social science · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Science Education and Perceptions

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