How experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in Chile
The socio-scientific controversies regarding vaccination that have emerged in Chile in recent years have exposed new tensions between experts and citizens. Numerous research studies about these controversies have focused on analyzing the viewpoints of citizens who oppose vaccination, but have overlo...
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| author | Verónica Rocamora Villena René Jara Reyes Claudio Broitman Rojas |
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| description | The socio-scientific controversies regarding vaccination that have emerged in Chile in recent years have exposed new tensions between experts and citizens. Numerous research studies about these controversies have focused on analyzing the viewpoints of citizens who oppose vaccination, but have overlooked other relevant actors, such as the experts. Based on a qualitative approach, this article analyzes the discourse, strategies and communication practices of health experts, in order to understand their standpoint in relation to citizens who oppose vaccination. The research shows that in spite of unanimous agreement about the relevance of vaccination as a preventive policy, expert positions about these citizens differ. This is reflected in different Public Communication of Science and Technology models, with a clear prevalence of the deficit model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b6f2b2684704df2a9849c70ac7fcc3f2022-12-21T21:35:08ZengConsejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasArbor: Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura0210-19631988-303X2019-12-01195794a530a53010.3989/arbor.2019.794n40042271How experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in ChileVerónica Rocamora Villenahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-8820René Jara Reyeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8203-5917Claudio Broitman Rojashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-0512The socio-scientific controversies regarding vaccination that have emerged in Chile in recent years have exposed new tensions between experts and citizens. Numerous research studies about these controversies have focused on analyzing the viewpoints of citizens who oppose vaccination, but have overlooked other relevant actors, such as the experts. Based on a qualitative approach, this article analyzes the discourse, strategies and communication practices of health experts, in order to understand their standpoint in relation to citizens who oppose vaccination. The research shows that in spite of unanimous agreement about the relevance of vaccination as a preventive policy, expert positions about these citizens differ. This is reflected in different Public Communication of Science and Technology models, with a clear prevalence of the deficit model.http://arbor.revistas.csic.es/index.php/arbor/article/view/2306public understanding of scienceexpertsvaccinationchilecontroversiesdeficit model |
| spellingShingle | Verónica Rocamora Villena René Jara Reyes Claudio Broitman Rojas How experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in Chile Arbor: Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura public understanding of science experts vaccination chile controversies deficit model |
| title | How experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in Chile |
| title_full | How experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in Chile |
| title_fullStr | How experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in Chile |
| title_full_unstemmed | How experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in Chile |
| title_short | How experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in Chile |
| title_sort | how experts understand the public in vaccination controversies in chile |
| topic | public understanding of science experts vaccination chile controversies deficit model |
| url | http://arbor.revistas.csic.es/index.php/arbor/article/view/2306 |
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