TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schug, Markus
A1  - Bilandzic, Helena
A1  - Kinnebrock, Susanne
T1  - Endorsement of scientific norms among non-scientists: the role of science news consumption, political ideology, and science field
T2  - Public Understanding of Science
N2  - Public discussions of controversial science fields like COVID-19 or climate science increasingly address inner-scientific structures and the norms guiding the scientific system—aspects that are normally discussed within the scientific community. However, not much is known about the endorsement of scientific norms by non-scientists and how those endorsements differ between controversial und uncontroversial science fields. We conducted a cross-sectional national survey in Germany (N = 1007) to capture the public endorsement of scientific norms and explored the role of the science field, political ideology, and science news consumption. Results suggest that the endorsement of scientific norms is significantly higher in controversial fields than in less controversial fields. More left-leaning political ideology is connected to higher levels of norm endorsement; science news consumption is partly associated with lower scientific norm endorsement. We discuss our findings regarding their implications for the public’s image and understanding of controversial science fields.
Y1  - im Druck / in print
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/119880
DO  - 10.1177/09636625251315882
SN  - 0963-6625
SN  - 1361-6609
PB  - SAGE Publications
CY  - Thousand Oaks, CA
ER  -