Affiliation:
1. Boston University’s School of Public Health , 715 Albany St., Boston, MA. 02118, USA
Abstract
Abstract
Chapter 6 offers a novel exploration into how epistemic abilities (i.e., knowledge of basic scientific facts) and motivations (i.e., interest in scientific topics) shape within-person change in anti-intellectual attitude endorsement over time. While both science knowledge and interest are correlated with one another, this chapter shows that only gains in science interest are associated with decreased anti-intellectualism over time. These effects are particularly strong for Americans who are currently in the process of receiving a college degree, which is consistent with the idea that exposure to new people and ideas in college—including experts and intellectuals—may stimulate both interest in academic research and in those who produce it. Insights from Chapter 6 serve as the evidentiary basis for a series of recommendations discussed in the book’s conclusion regarding how to design effective strategic communication interventions that facilitate trust in scientists and other experts.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York, NY
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