- 강연 제목: Transition from Idealized Science to Culture of Skepticism in South Korea: Micro-Level Evidence for the Two-Culture Model of Public Understanding of Science
- 일시: 5월 14일 (수) 12:30 - 14:00                  
- 장소: 서울대학교 64동 (IBK커뮤니케이션센터) 501호 
- 강연자: 김세일 교수님 (University of South Carolina)

- 강연 내용
Numerous social and cultural indicators suggest that the social status of science in South Korea has declined significantly over the past several decades. This decline can be partially explained by the two-culture model of public understanding of science, which posits that the transition from an industrializing to a post-industrial society is accompanied by a shift from a culture of idealized science to a culture of skepticism. Using data from a national survey in South Korea, this study provides micro-level evidence supporting the two-culture model. As predicted, older individuals perceived science as having made greater contributions, suggesting that they held more idealized views of science than younger individuals. The perceived importance of economic development, scientific knowledge, ideology, uncertainty regarding scientific risks, and formal education mediated the relationship between age and perceptions of science’s contributions. This suggests that these mediators may function as causal mechanisms explaining why citizens in post-industrial societies tend to have more skeptical views of science than those in industrializing countries.

- 강연자 소개 
Sei-Hill Kim (PhD, Cornell University, 2001) is Eleanor M. & R. Frank Mundy Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina. His research investigates news portrayals of science, political, and public health issues. He currently serves as an associate editor for Journalism and Mass Communication Research.