Media presentation and public understanding of stem cells and stem cell research in Hungary
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Tartalom: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14636778.2011.552297
Archívum: Corvinus Kutatások
Gyűjtemény: Status = Published
Subject = Sociology
Subject = Food and biotechnology
Type = Article
Cím:
Media presentation and public understanding of stem cells and stem cell research in Hungary
Létrehozó:
Vicsek, Lilla
Gergely, Júlia
Kiadó:
Routledge
Dátum:
2011
Téma:
Food and biotechnology
Sociology
Tartalmi leírás:
This paper reports on a research project which examined media coverage and audience perceptions of stem cells and stem cell research in Hungary, using focus groups and a media analysis. A background study was also conducted on the Hungarian legal, social and political situation linked to stem cell research, treatment and storage. Our data shows how stem cell research/treatments were framed by the focus group members in terms of medical results/cures and human interest stories – mirroring the dominant frames utilized by the Hungarian press. The spontaneous discourse on stem cells in the groups involved a non-political and non-controversial understanding – also echoing the dominant presentation of the media. Comparing our results with those of a UK study, we found that although there are some similarities, UK and Hungarian focus group participants framed the issue of stem cell research differently in many respects – and these differences often echoed the divergences of the media coverage in the two countries. We conclude by arguing against approaches which attribute only negligible influence to the media – especially in the case of complex scientific topics and when the dominant information source for the public is the media.
Típus:
Article
PeerReviewed
Formátum:
application/pdf
Azonosító:
Vicsek, Lilla and Gergely, Júlia (2011) Media presentation and public understanding of stem cells and stem cell research in Hungary. New Genetics and Society, 30 (1). pp. 1-26. ISSN 1463-6778
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