| Autor: |
Altman, Rebecca, Morello-Frosch, Rachel, Brody, Julia, Rudel, Ruthann, Brown, Phil, Averick, Mara |
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Conference Papers - American Sociological Association; 2007 Annual Meeting, p1, 30p |
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We report on interviews conducted with women who participated in a novel study of environmental chemicals in body fluids and household air and dust. Using participant interviews, we document shifts in lay understandings of environmental health problems as this emergent, though uncertain and politicized science reveals exposures occurring not just in outdoor environments, but in the intimate arena of homes and bodies. We develop the concept 'toxic script' to describe how contextual factors and previous encounters with chemical exposures shape participants' interpretation of exposure data about chemicals found in homes and bodies, what risks participants perceive, and how they respond. Finally, we examine the salient features of this 'toxic script' as well as its implications for participants' responses, for sociological theory, and for science and policy. This paper is the first to report on follow-up interviews with participants in personal exposure assessment studies, research identified by The National Academy of Sciences as critical to both science and policy. It also updates theory about social responses to toxic chemicals during a period in which scientific and public understanding of human interaction with synthetic chemicals is undergoing rapid change. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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