Beyond Political Ideology: The Impact of Attitudes Towards Government and Corporations on Trust in Science

被引：56
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作者：
Pechar, Emily [1 ]
Bernauer, Thomas [2 ]
Mayer, Frederick [3 ]
机构：
[1] Duke Univ, Environm Policy PhD Program, Durham, NC 27708 USA
[2] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Sci Technol & Policy, Zurich, Switzerland
[3] Duke Univ, Sanford Sch Publ Policy, Durham, NC 27708 USA
来源：
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION | 2018年 / 40卷 / 03期
基金：
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词：
trust in science; climate change; genetically modified food; political ideology; COMMUNICATION; POLARIZATION;
D O I：
10.1177/1075547018763970
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
Understanding public distrust of science is both theoretically and practically important. While previous research has focused on the association between political ideology and trust in science, it is at best an inconsistent predictor. This study demonstrates that two dimensions of political ideology-attitudes towards governments and corporations-can more precisely predict trust in science across issues. Using a survey in the United States and Germany on the science of climate change and genetically modified foods, we find that an individual's trust in science varies across issues and that attitudes towards government and corporations are important predictors of this trust.
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页码：291 / 313
页数：23
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