Science on Television: How It Affects Public Conceptions.

Gerbner, George

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ERIC Number: EJ354674

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1987

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Science on Television: How It Affects Public Conceptions.

Gerbner, George

Issues in Science and Technology, v3 n3 p109-15 Spr 1987

Discusses the portrayal of science and scientists on prime-time television and assesses the impact that it has on public conceptions of science. Reports that television cultivates a less than favorable orientation toward science and scientists. Offers recommendations for improvement. (ML)

Descriptors: Commercial Television, Mass Media, Nonformal Education, Popular Culture, Public Opinion, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Scientists, Television Research, Television Surveys, Television Viewing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners; Community

Language: English

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