Titre du document / Document title

Hegemonie der Befürworter : Der mediale Diskurs über Humangenomforschung in Deutschland und den USA im Vergleich = Hegemony of Supporters. Comparing Mass Media Debates on Human Genome Research in Germany and the US

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

GERHARDS Jürgen ⁽¹⁾ ; SCHÄFER Mike S. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Freie Universität Berlin Institut für Soziologie Garystrasse55, 14195 Berlin, ALLEMAGNE

Résumé / Abstract

The public sphere and the mass media have become increasingly important for the legitimation of science. In recent years, particularly biosciences have been subject to intensive media debates. Accordingly, we compared mass media coverage on human genome research in Germany and the US, expecting controversial debates as well as significant country differences. In contrast to our expectations, however, neither the German nor the US debate proved to be strongly controversial. Furthermore, both countries' debates showed clear similarities. They were dominated by a »hegemony of supporters« of human genome research, consisting mainly of (bio)scientific actors, affirmative evaluations and scientific and medical interpretations. Further analyses show that this seems to be caused mainly by the agenda building of actors outside the media rather than by the selection routines of journalists.

Revue / Journal Title

Soziale Welt   ISSN 0038-6073 

Source / Source

2007, vol. 58, n^o4, [Note(s): 367-395, 475 [30 p.]] (4 p.)

Langue / Language

Allemand

Editeur / Publisher

NOMOS, Baden-Baden, ALLEMAGNE  (1949) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Germany ; United States Of America ; Public debate ; Legitimation ; Scientific Research ; Mass media ; Genetics ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Allemagne ; Etats-Unis ; Débat public ; Légitimation ; Recherche scientifique ; Communication de masse ; Génétique ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 24817, 35400017516148.0010