Economic and Environmental Geology (자원환경지질)

The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology (대한자원환경지질학회)
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A Study on Trust and Distrust on Science and Technology: Focusing on Geological Resource Technology

과학기술에 대한 신뢰 및 불신 연구: 지질자원기술을 중심으로

  • 김찬석 (청주대학교 미디어콘텐츠학부) ;
  • 이현선 (청주대학교 미디어콘텐츠학부)
  • Received : 2019.10.16
  • Accepted : 2019.11.12
  • Published : 2019.12.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to measure the trust and distrust perception of our society about science and technology. In addition to examining trust and distrust in science and technology, we also looked at trust and distrust in geoscience technology. In addition, by comparing the levels of trust and distrust in science and technology and geological resource technology, the implications for improving the reliability of geological resource technology are drawn. This study surveyed male and female office workers over 20 years of age working in the Seoul metropolitan area on the trust and distrust of science and technology. The results of this study show that respondents showed above-average trust in science and technology and geological resource technology. According to the gender or age of respondents, there was no difference in trust and distrust of science and technology and geological resource technology. As a result of examining the difference between trust and distrust in science and technology and geological resource technology, respondents showed higher trust scores in science and technology than geological resource technology. These results suggest that current communications activities on geological resources should be more active and diversified.

본 연구는 과학기술에 대하여 우리 사회가 갖는 신뢰와 불신 인식을 측정하고자 하는 것이 목적이다. 과학기술에 대한 신뢰와 불신을 살펴보는 것과 동시에 지질자원기술에 대하여 신뢰와 불신을 함께 살펴보았다. 또한 과학기술과 지질자원 기술에 대한 신뢰와 불신의 수준을 비교함으로써, 지질자원기술의 신뢰성을 높이는데 필요한 시사점을 도출하고자 한다. 본 연구는 수도권에서 근무하고 있는 20세 이상의 남녀 직장인들을 대상으로 과학기술 및 지질자원 기술에 대한 신뢰와 불신에 대해 설문조사를 실시했다. 분석 결과, 전체적으로 응답자들은 과학기술 및 지질자원 기술에 대한 신뢰를 보통 수준 이상으로 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 응답자의 성별이나 연령대에 따라서는 과학기술 및 지질자원 기술에 대한 신뢰 및 불신에 대한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 과학기술과 지질자원 기술에 대한 신뢰 및 불신에 대한 차이를 살펴본 결과, 응답자들은 지질자원 기술보다 과학기술에 대한 신뢰도 점수가 좀 더 높게 나타남을 알 수 있었다.

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