Science in the Media: Popular Images and Public Perceptions Brewer Paul R.
Science in the Media: Popular Images and Public Perceptions Brewer Paul R. This timely and accessible text shows how portrayals of science in popular media - including television, movies, and social…
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Science in the Media: Popular Images and Public Perceptions Brewer Paul R.
This timely and accessible text shows how portrayals of science in popular media - including television, movies, and social media - influence public attitudes around messages from the scientific community, affect the kinds of research that receive support, and inform perceptions of who can become a scientist.The book builds on theories of cultivation, priming, framing, and media models while drawing on years of content analyses, national surveys, and experiments. Case studies on climate change, vaccines, genetically modified foods, evolution, space exploration, A wide variety of media genres - from Hollywood blockbusters and prime time television shows to cable news channels and satirical comedy programs, science documentaries and children's cartoons to Facebook posts and YouTube videos - are explored with rigorous social science research and an engaging, accessible style.