Abstract
Study of the coverage of three influenza pandemics examined the social construction of influenza over time. Applying three broad frames to 835 New York Times articles, the study demonstrated that the social construction of influenza did change over time, and that these changes were reflected in public-health policy frames. This research demonstrates how the popularization of science changed the social construction of disease in America.
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