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題名 Public opinion about AIDS policies: The role of misinformation and attitudes toward homosexuals
作者 徐美苓
Price, Vincent ; Hsu, Mei-Ling
貢獻者 新聞系
關鍵詞 ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIETY
日期 1992.04
上傳時間 18-Apr-2014 14:17:17 (UTC+8)
摘要 In an effort to better understand the cognitive and attitudinal factors underlying public opinion on AIDS-related issues, this article proposes and empirically tests a model of the relationships between (1) knowledge of HIV transmission, specifically the misinformation that AIDS can be transmitted easily through casual contact with HIV-infected persons; (2) attitudes toward homosexuals, the most prominent of the social groups presently affected by the AIDS crisis; and (3) support for restrictive public policies aimed at HIV-infected persons. Data from two nationally representative surveys conducted in December of 1985 (N = 2,308) and in July of 1987 (N = 2,095) provide evidence that misinformation about AIDS transmission and negative attitudes toward homosexuals are strong predictors of support for stringent restrictions of persons with AIDS. The findings also suggest that several background factors, in particular, education and political liberalism, may also play decisive roles in influencing levels of support for restricting those infected with the AIDS virus.
關聯 Public Opinion Quarterly, 56(1), 29-52
資料類型 article
dc.contributor 新聞系en_US
dc.creator (作者) 徐美苓zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Price, Vincent ; Hsu, Mei-Lingen_US
dc.date (日期) 1992.04en_US
dc.date.accessioned 18-Apr-2014 14:17:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 18-Apr-2014 14:17:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 18-Apr-2014 14:17:17 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/65494-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) In an effort to better understand the cognitive and attitudinal factors underlying public opinion on AIDS-related issues, this article proposes and empirically tests a model of the relationships between (1) knowledge of HIV transmission, specifically the misinformation that AIDS can be transmitted easily through casual contact with HIV-infected persons; (2) attitudes toward homosexuals, the most prominent of the social groups presently affected by the AIDS crisis; and (3) support for restrictive public policies aimed at HIV-infected persons. Data from two nationally representative surveys conducted in December of 1985 (N = 2,308) and in July of 1987 (N = 2,095) provide evidence that misinformation about AIDS transmission and negative attitudes toward homosexuals are strong predictors of support for stringent restrictions of persons with AIDS. The findings also suggest that several background factors, in particular, education and political liberalism, may also play decisive roles in influencing levels of support for restricting those infected with the AIDS virus.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) Public Opinion Quarterly, 56(1), 29-52en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIETYen_US
dc.title (題名) Public opinion about AIDS policies: The role of misinformation and attitudes toward homosexualsen_US
dc.type (資料類型) articleen