Public perception of evolution and the rise of evolutionary psychology in finland

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 558-573

  Setälä, Vienna ^a   Väliverronen, Esa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

deficit model; evolutionary psychology; evolutionary theory; Finland; media; science barometer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FINLAND; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FINLAND; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 79960011240     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662509358502     Document Type: Article

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