Netflix és az HBO dokumentumfilmjei átformálják-e a fiatalok szerint laposföldhívőket? : a Netflix és az HBO dokumentumfilmjei, mint új tudománykommunikációs eszközök hatásának vizsgálata fiatalok körében

Kobl Gabriella Adrienn: Netflix és az HBO dokumentumfilmjei átformálják-e a fiatalok szerint laposföldhívőket? : a Netflix és az HBO dokumentumfilmjei, mint új tudománykommunikációs eszközök hatásának vizsgálata fiatalok körében. In: Tanulmányok a társadalomról VI. : A Szegedi Tudományegyetem JGYPK Alkalmazott Társadalomtudományok Tanszék, ETSZK Szociális Munka és Szociálpolitika Tanszék, BTK Szociológia Tanszék és ÁJTK Politológiai Tanszék tudományos diákköri munkái, (6). pp. 119-142. (2023)

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Abstract

Science communication is of prime importance in mitigating scientific skepticism. The appearance of flat-earthers and the growing opposition to vaccination drow special attention to this issue. Documentaries are an excellent tool for making a topic understandable to everyone. These works have been transferred to streaming sites, where they are very successful. This is interesting from a sociological point of view because most of the current users of these platforms are in the 18–29 age group. My goal is to bridge the conceptual confusion involved in the transfer of scientific knowledge, and to examine the impact of Netflix and HBO documentaries, which appear as a new arena for science communication, on the attitudes of the 18–29-year-old age group towards science and scientists. Furthermore, I examine the opinion and attitude of the younger generation regarding scientific skepticism, as well as the possible impact of these films on scientific skepticism. To implement this, I conducted online focus group interviews. During the research, I did not find a unified framework that could be used to define science communication and its associated concepts. That is why I created the spectrum model of scientific knowledge transfer, in which I clarify these concepts. The interviewees said that because of the modern editing techniques, as well as the storytelling, they prefer the new type of documentaries instead of the old documentary predecessors. According to the interviewees, scientists and researchers radiate security, but their credibility is undermined by the inadequate communication channel and the way they are portrayed. They pointed out that new types of documentaries have a preventive effect on the development of science skepticism, but they are no longer able to influence the attitude of convinced science skeptics. Documentaries on streaming sites can reach unprecedented viewership. This has a very serious potential to achieve a lasting positive attitude-changing effect in relation to scientific content. This effect can also moderate the spread of scientific skepticism.

Item Type:	Book Section
Other title:	Do Netflix and HBO documentaries transform flat earth believers? Investigating the impact of Netflix and HBO documentaries as new science communication tools among young people
Journal or Publication Title:	Tanulmányok a társadalomról VI. : A Szegedi Tudományegyetem JGYPK Alkalmazott Társadalomtudományok Tanszék, ETSZK Szociális Munka és Szociálpolitika Tanszék, BTK Szociológia Tanszék és ÁJTK Politológiai Tanszék tudományos diákköri munkái
Date:	2023
Volume:	6
ISBN:	978-615-01-8147-9
Page Range:	pp. 119-142
Series Name:	Tanulmányok a társadalomról
Language:	Hungarian
Publisher:	Szegedi Tudományegyetem Polgáraiért Alapítvány
Place of Publication:	Szeged
Related URLs:	https://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/82227/
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Tudománykommunikáció, Filmművészet - ismeretterjesztés
Additional Information:	Bibliogr.: p. 141-142. ; ill. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Subjects:	05. Social sciences 05. Social sciences > 05.04. Sociology 05. Social sciences > 05.08. Media and communications
Date Deposited:	2023. Nov. 09. 13:41
Last Modified:	2023. Nov. 09. 14:15
URI:	http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/82246

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