Knowledge Resistance in High-Choice Information Environments

Name: Knowledge Resistance in High-Choice Information Environments
Brand: Taylor & Francis > Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

Taylor & Francis > Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

Knowledge Resistance in High-Choice Information EnvironmentsAuthor(s): Jesper Strmbck, sa Wikforss, Kathrin Gler, Torun Lindholm, Henrik Oscarsson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367629250, 978-0367629250\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a truly interdisciplinary exploration of our patterns of engagement with politics, news, and information in current high-choice information environments. Putting forth the notion that high-choice information environments may contribute to increasing misperceptions and knowledge resistance rather than greater public knowledge, the book offers insights into the processes that influence the supply of misinformation and factors influencing how and why people expose themselves to and process information that may support or contradict their beliefs and attitudes. \n\nA team of authors from across a range of disciplines address the phenomena of knowledge resistance and its causes and conseq.