framing the causes and solutions to the obesity epidemic
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Discussion slides for Northeastern University's COMM 3201: Health Communication (Section 2): Health Debates, Communication, & Culture (Fall 2014). http://climateshiftproject.org/healthcomm/ Slides are specific to the following readings on the framing of the obesity debate as a social problem: SEPT 8 & SEPT 11 — Framing the causes and solutions to the obesity epidemic Readings: Barry, CL, Jarlenski M, Grob R, Schlesinger M (2011). News media framing of childhood obesity in the United States from 2000 to 2009. Pediatrics, 128-32. [PDF] Barry, CL, Brescoll VL, Brownell KD, Schlesinger M (2009). Obesity metaphors: How beliefs about the causes of obesity affect support for public policy. The Milbank Quarterly, 87: 7-47. [PDF] Sankofa, J., Johnson-Taylor, W.L. (2007). News coverage of diet-related health disparities experienced by black Americans: A Steady diet of misinformation. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, S41-S44. [Library Gateway] Shellenberger, M. & Nordhaus, T. (2013, Winter). Wicked Polarization: How Prosperity, Democracy and Experts Divided America. Breakthrough Journal. [HTML] Nisbet, M.C. & Fahy, D. (in press). Why we need knowledge-based journalism in politicized science debates. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. [PDF] Discuss Video: HBO Films’ The Weight of the Nation, Part 4: Challenges, Chapters 1 – 5. [Video]TRANSCRIPT
Framing Causes and Solutions to Obesity Epidemic
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Matthew C. NisbetAssociate ProfessorCommunication StudiesNortheastern University
Obesity as a Wicked Problem
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Obesity as a Wicked Problem
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Kahneman, D. (2003) In T. Frängsmyr (Ed.), Les Prix Nobel: The Nobel Prizes 2002 (pp. 449-489). Stockholm, Sweden: Nobel Foundation.
Framing:Judgments and Decisions Are Context Dependent
Kahneman, D. (2003) In T. Frängsmyr (Ed.), Les Prix Nobel: The Nobel Prizes 2002 (pp. 449-489). Stockholm, Sweden: Nobel Foundation.
Framing:Judgments and Decisions Are Context Dependent
Up and Down Cycles of News Attention
@MCNisbetBarry, CL, Jarlenski M, Grob R, Schlesinger M (2011). News media framing of childhood obesity in the United States from 2000 to 2009. Pediatrics, 128-32.
Obesity as “Sinful Behavior” vs. “Toxic Environment”Framing and Metaphor in a Complex Debate
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Obesity as “Disability,” or “Time Crunch”?Framing and Metaphor in a Complex Debate
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Public Support for Policy Actions
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Public Support for Policy Actions
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Influence of Metaphors on Policy Support
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