Social Networks and Popular Understanding of Science and Health: Sharing Disparities
Author:   Brian G. Southwell (Senior Research Scientist, RTI International)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421413242


Pages:   152
Publication Date:   26 November 2013
Recommended Age:   From 13
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Brian G. Southwell (Senior Research Scientist, RTI International)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781421413242


ISBN 10:   1421413248
Pages:   152
Publication Date:   26 November 2013
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Evidence of Inequality in Information Sharing 3. A Catalogue of Information-Sharing Behaviors 4. Who One Is Matters: Individual-Level Factors 5. Where One Is Matters: Community-Level Factors 6. What Information Matters: Content-Level Factors 7. The Consequences of Information Sharing 8. Remedies and Realism References About the Author Index

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Southwell has made major contributions to our understanding of the roles that social processes play in driving the diffusion and impact of science- and health-related information. Concise and empirically grounded, Social Networks and Popular Understanding of Science and Health cautions against widespread reliance on peer-to-peer sharing strategies to disseminate vital information. In doing so, it challenges all of us-scientists, educators, and policy-makers-to think more critically and creatively about the potential for our communication efforts to increase disparities in access to information that can help people live healthier lives in a healthier world. Science


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Brian G. Southwell is a senior research scientist at RTI International, a nonprofit research institute headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. He also holds faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University.

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