A preliminary study of how multiple exposures to messages about genetics impact on lay attitudes towards racial and genetic discrimination
A preliminary study of how multiple exposures to messages about genetics impact on lay attitudes towards racial and genetic discrimination
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关于多次接触有关遗传学的信息如何影响外行人对种族和基因歧视的态度的初步研究
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2008
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C. Condit
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John A. Lynch;Jennifer L. Bevan;Paul Achter;T. Harris;C. Condit
媒体对遗传学的排斥导致人们担心，这种报道将导致人们更加相信遗传决定论，并增加歧视，包括种族主义。以前的研究表明，单一暴露于遗传学信息或遗传学和种族信息的情况下，歧视和种族主义有所增加。由于态度的改变与反复接触许多信息有关，本研究旨在确定多次接触有关遗传学的多种信息对决定论，歧视和种族主义态度的影响。结果显示，基于遗传的种族主义有所增加，一般种族主义影响没有增加，对决定论的信仰也没有显着增加。基于这些结果，我们认为，基于基因的种族主义是种族主义的影响与信念，认为人类特征的差异是唯一或主要受遗传学的影响，并走向基于基因的种族主义的社会政策的影响相结合。
Media depictions of genetics have led to concerns that this coverage will lead to increased belief in genetic determinism and increased discrimination, including racism. Previous studies of single exposures to messages about genetics or messages about genetics and race have shown some increases in discrimination and racism. Since attitude change is linked to repeated exposure to many messages, this study aimed to identify the effect of multiple exposures to multiple messages about genetics on attitudes towards determinism, discrimination and racism. Results showed an increase in genetically based racism, no increase in general racist affect and no significant increase in belief in determinism. Based on these results, we suggest that genetically based racism is a combination of racist affect with belief that perceived differences in human characteristics are solely or primarily influenced by genetics and that a move towards genetically based racism has implications for social policy.