Representations of autism in Australian print media
Representations of autism in Australian print media
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DOI：
10.1080/09687590802535345
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Harwood, Valerie
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作者：
Jones, Sandra C.;Harwood, Valerie
大众媒体提供了一个围绕重要健康问题进行讨论的框架，而且已经广泛表明，新闻和娱乐媒体对少数群体定型观念的形成和强化有很大影响。对学术数据库的广泛搜索未能找到任何研究，研究自闭症在新闻媒体中的代表性，尽管有一些关于媒体在自闭症和MMR辩论中的作用的文章。本文报告了1996年至2005年期间澳大利亚印刷媒体对“自闭症谱系障碍”的覆盖范围和性质的研究。主要的发现包括相对有限的事实信息和双重刻板印象，即自闭症患者要么是危险的，无法控制的，要么是不受爱的，待遇不好的。本文最后讨论了自闭症的覆盖面的性质和语气的影响，其对个人的潜在影响被描述为“自闭症”，他们的家庭和照顾者和社会的一般。
The mass media provides a frame for discourse around important health issues, and it has been widely demonstrated that the development and reinforcement of stereotypes of minority groups are strongly influenced by the news and entertainment media. An extensive search of academic databases failed to locate any studies which examined the representation of autism in the news media, although there were a number of articles on the media role in the autism and MMR debate. This paper reports on an examination of the extent, and nature, of coverage of 'autism spectrum disorders' in the Australian print media between 1996 and 2005. Key findings include a relatively limited amount of factual information and a dual stereotype of people labeled as having autism as either dangerous and uncontrollable or unloved and poorly treated. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the nature and tone of this coverage of autism and its potential impact on individuals described as 'autistic', their families and carers and the community in general.