Thomas Aechtner

Media and Science-Religion Conflict

Mass Persuasion in the Evolution Wars

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines why the religion-science skirmishes known as the Evolution Wars have persisted into the 21st century. It does so by considering the influences of mass media in relation to decision-making research and the Elaboration Likelihood Model, one of the most authoritative persuasion theories.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781032175584
• ISBN-10: 1032175583
• Artikelnr.: 62572579

Autorenporträt

Thomas Aechtner is a Senior Lecturer in Religion and Science at The University of Queensland, Australia. He has published multiple articles and chapters on Science and Religion as well as a monograph entitled Health, Wealth, and Power in an African Diaspora Church in Canada (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1 Rethinking the Evolution Wars: Columbine and Mass Persuasion
2 This Age of Propaganda: Media Effects and Persuasion Research
3 Echoing Credibility: Source Cues and Repetition
4 Casting Doubt and Conspiracies: Asking Questions in the Evolution Wars
5 Comparisons and Suppression: The Contrast Principle, Negativity, and Scarcity Effects
6 Three Kinds of Lies: Statistics, Jargon, and Social Consensus
7 Cues, Culture, and Moral Values: Assessing the Hypotheses
8 Science-Skepticism to Intervention: Enhancing Pro-Evolution Communications
Appendix