Mass communication and public understanding of environmental problems: the case of global warming.

Autor: Stamm, Keith R., Clark, Fiona, Eblacas, Paula Reynolds
Zdroj: Public Understanding of Science; Jul2000, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p219-237, 19p
Abstrakt: Public understanding of global warming, also known as global climate change, is treated here as an example of a mass communication problem that has yet to be adequately solved. A survey of metropolitan area residents found that although people are aware of this problem in a general sense, understanding of particular causes, possible consequences, and solutions is more limited. Both mass media and interpersonal communication appear to make a positive contribution to understanding, as well as to perpetuating some popular misconceptions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Databáze: Complementary Index