Public perceptions of who counts as a scientist for controversial science.
Public Underst Sci
; 28(7): 797-811, 2019 10.
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ABSTRACT
In an era where expertise is increasingly critiqued, this study draws from the research on expertise and scientist stereotyping to explore who the public considers to be a scientist in the context of media coverage about climate change and genetically modified organisms. Using survey data from the United States, we find that political ideology and science knowledge affect who the US public believes is a scientist in these domains. Our results suggest important differences in the role of science media attention and science media selection in the publics "scientist" labeling. In addition, we replicate previous work and find that compared to other people who work in science, those with PhDs in Biology and Chemistry are most commonly seen as scientists.
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Public Underst Sci
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CIENCIA
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HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
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2019
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Article
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Estados Unidos