The Influence of Values on the Brazilian Population’s Perception of Climate Change

Authors

  • Yurij Castelfranchi Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Ione Maria Mendes INCT-CPCT / Universidade de São Paulo
  • Vanessa Fagundes Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (Fapemig)
  • Luisa Massarani Casa de Oswaldo Cruz – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
  • Ildeu Castro Moreira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • Carmelo Polino Universidade de Oviedo (Espanha)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22409/rmc.v18i3.63478

Keywords:

Climate changes, Public perception of science, Public communication of science and technology, Science, technology and society

Abstract

In this article, we analyze the perception of Brazilians about climate change, in particular the factors that influence their view on the topic. To this end, a statistical analysis of data from a national survey was carried out, implemented through home interviews, with a representative sample of the Brazilian population. The data shows that most Brazilians believe that climate change is happening (91%) and, among these, that it is mainly caused by human action (86%) and that it could harm the next generations (average 9.11 on a scale of 0 to 10). It is also clear that the denial of climate change is influenced not only by sociodemographic factors, but also by dimensions associated with values, such as the perception of gender parity and State interference in the market.

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Author Biographies

Yurij Castelfranchi, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Associate Professor of the Sociology Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Coordinator of the Observatory on Innovation, Citizenship and Technoscience (InCiTe -UFMG). Coordinator of the Specialization Course in Public Communication of Science (UFMG). Researcher at the National Institute of Public Communication of Science (INCT-CPCT). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4003-5956.

Ione Maria Mendes, INCT-CPCT / Universidade de São Paulo

PhD student in the Global Health and Sustainability program at the School of Public Health - USP and Master in Dissemination of Science, Technology and Health at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (2019). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9993-8039.

Vanessa Fagundes, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (Fapemig)

PhD in Sociology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Researcher at the National Institute of Public Communication of Science (INCT-CPCT). Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation (Fapemig). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8018-8490.

Luisa Massarani, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)

Coordinator of the National Institute of Public Communication of Science and Technology. PhD in Education, Dissemination and Management in Biosciences from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7242.

Ildeu Castro Moreira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Associate Professor at the Institute of Physics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Researcher at the National Institute for Public Communication of Science (INCT-CPCT). Researcher at the National Institute for Public Communication of Science (INCT-CPCT). PhD in Physics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1866-0077.

Carmelo Polino, Universidade de Oviedo (Espanha)

Professor of the Philosophy Department, University of Oviedo, Spain; Associate Researcher at the REDES Center (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - PhD in Social Studies of Science. Researcher at the National Institute of Public Communication of Science (INCT-CPCT). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1789-8024.

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Published

2024-09-26

How to Cite

Castelfranchi, Y. ., Mendes, I. M., Fagundes, V., Massarani, L., Castro Moreira, I., & Polino, C. (2024). The Influence of Values on the Brazilian Population’s Perception of Climate Change. Media and Everyday Life, 18(3), 10-33. https://doi.org/10.22409/rmc.v18i3.63478

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Vol. 18 No. 3 (2024): Comunicação, cotidiano e meio ambiente: interfaces teóricas e ativismos midiáticos

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