Reporting Science
eBook - ePub

Reporting Science

The Case of Aggression

  1. 142 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Reporting Science

The Case of Aggression

About this book

Originally published in 1986, this is a nonscientific book about science. It is concerned with the relationships among social science, journalism, public information, and public policy. Reporting Science: The Case of Aggression explores some of the obstacles – and suggestions for overcoming them – to the mutual exchange of information when that information concerns research and theory on a sensitive issue, in this instance, violence.

Among the issues explored are:

  • What is the social scientist's responsibility, if any, for the public dissemination of his or her work?
  • How accurate are mass media reports of scientific research on such socially sensitive issues as violence and the effects of mass media portrayals of sex and aggression?
  • How do science journalists select particular pieces of research for study?
  • How can interested scientists more effectively present their work to the public?
  • What are the ethical issues involved in greater scientist-journalist cooperation?

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. About The Contributors
  12. Chapter 1 • Social Science, Journalism, and Public Policy
  13. Chapter 2 • The Social Responsibility of the Scientist
  14. Chapter 3 • How to Publicize Science: A Case Study
  15. Chapter 4 • How Not to Publicize Research: The UCLA Violence Center
  16. Chapter 5 • Determinants of Science Reporting in Europe
  17. Chapter 6 • Science Journalism in Asia
  18. Chapter 7 • When Science Writers Cover the Social Sciences
  19. Chapter 8 • What Is The Media" and Why Is It Saying Those Terrible Things About Aggression Research?
  20. Chapter 9 • Prospects for Science Journalism
  21. Appendix • A Guide to Effective Communication With the Media
  22. Name Index
  23. Subject Index

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