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Cultural Cognition of Scientific Consensus

Cultural Cognition of Scientific Consensus

Cultural Cognition of Scientific Consensus

Journal of Risk Research

Journal of Risk Research

Journal of Risk Research

Dan Kahan, Donald Braman, Hank Jenkins-Smith (2017)

Demonstrates that cultural identity, not lack of information, drives climate scepticism. People filter scientific evidence through their worldview — a finding that fundamentally challenges deficit-model approaches to communication.

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