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Race, genetic determinism and the media: an exploratory study of media coverage of genetics and Indigenous Australians Kowal, Emma and Frederic, Gerald 2012, Race, genetic determinism and the media: an exploratory study of media coverage of genetics and Indigenous Australians, Genomics, society and policy (Life sciences, society and policy, since 2012), vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1-14. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads kowal-racegenetic-2012.pdf Published version application/pdf 234.80KB 2 Title Race, genetic determinism and the media: an exploratory study of media coverage of genetics and Indigenous Australians Author(s) Kowal, Emma Frederic, Gerald Journal name Genomics, society and policy (Life sciences, society and policy, since 2012) Volume number 8 Issue number 2 Start page 1 End page 14 Total pages 14 Publisher Springer Online Place of publication Heidelberg, Germany Publication date 2012 ISSN 2195-7819 Summary Social scientists and Indigenous people have voiced concerns that media messages about genetics and race may increase the public's belief in genetic determinism and even increase levels of racism. The degree of genetic determinism in media messages has been examined as a determining factor. This study is the first to consider the implications of this area of scholarship for the indigenous minority in Australia. A search of the last two decades of major Australian newspapers was undertaken for articles that discussed Indigenous Australians and genetics. The review found 212 articles, of which 58 concerned traits or conditions that were presented in a genetically deterministic or antideterministic fashion. These 58 articles were analysed by topic, slant, and time period. Overall, 23 articles were anti-deterministic, 18 were deterministic, 14 presented both sides and three were ambiguous. There was a spike in anti-deterministic articles in the years after the Human Genome Diversity Project, and a parallel increase in deterministic articles since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2000. Potential implications of the nature of media coverage of genetics for Indigenous Australians is discussed. Further research is required to test directly the impact of these messages on Australians. Language eng Field of Research 160102 Biological (Physical) Anthropology Socio Economic Objective 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2012, The Author Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30064983 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 17 Jul 2014, 15:17:26 EST Fri, 18 Jul 2014, 14:03:45 EST Fri, 25 Jul 2014, 14:38:36 EST Fri, 25 Jul 2014, 14:43:20 EST Fri, 25 Jul 2014, 14:45:58 EST Fri, 25 Jul 2014, 14:47:13 EST Tue, 23 Dec 2014, 11:13:25 EST Tue, 23 Dec 2014, 11:15:11 EST Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 12:29:30 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 26 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 17 Jul 2014, 15:17:15 EST by Emma Kowal

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