Meaning of ambiguity: a Japanese survey on synthetic biology and genome editing
dc.contributor.author | Hibino, Aiko | |
dc.contributor.author | Yoshizawa, Go | |
dc.contributor.author | Minari, Jusaku | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-21T11:20:22Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-07T10:23:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-21T11:20:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-01-07T10:23:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-11-26 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hibino, Yoshizawa G, Minari J. Meaning of ambiguity: a Japanese survey on synthetic biology and genome editing. Frontiers in Sociology. 2019;4 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2297-7775 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2297-7775 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/7952 | |
dc.description.abstract | Synthetic biology and genome editing have become increasingly controversial issues, necessitating careful attention and engagement with the public. Our study examined ambiguity in public perception about emerging biotechnologies through the use of several intermediate response options in a survey. To understand the relationship between respondents’ thoughts and attitudes, we also examined how respondents’ indecision is related to their cognitive concept of “self” as well as their interpretation of “future generations.” An online survey of 994 respondents living in Japan revealed that around 80% hold intermediate attitudes (two-sided, non-judgmental, or reserved attitudes) toward synthetic biology and genome editing. These results revealed that respondents who have a narrow self-concept tend to postpone decisions about the application of emerging technologies. In contrast, those with a broad self-concept tend to adopt an ambivalent attitude and are more short-sighted, but make judgments based on the impact of their decisions on current and future generations. This study thus demonstrates that public views are more diverse and nuanced than those obtained from conventional public surveys for policy making. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was supported by RISTEX, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Frontiers in Sociology; December 2019 | Volume 4 | Article 81 | |
dc.rights | © 2019 Hibino, Yoshizawa and Minari. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Public engagements | en |
dc.subject | Public perceptions | en |
dc.subject | Synthetic biology | en |
dc.subject | Genome editing | en |
dc.subject | Self images | en |
dc.subject | Future generations | en |
dc.title | Meaning of ambiguity: a Japanese survey on synthetic biology and genome editing | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.updated | 2019-12-21T11:20:22Z | |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2019.00081 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1763587 | |
dc.source.journal | Frontiers in Sociology |
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