Collective Identity and Memory: A Comparative Analysis of Community Response to Environmental Hazards
Collective Identity and Memory: A Comparative Analysis of Community Response to Environmental Hazards
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集体认同与记忆：社区对环境危害反应的比较分析
DOI：
10.1111/ruso.12069
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发表时间：
2015
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影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Alison E. Adams
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作者：
Chris M. Messer;Thomas E. Shriver;Alison E. Adams
研究探索了社区对当地污染设施的反应方式。在某些情况下，居民动员起来对抗企业和国家污染者，而在另一些情况下，居民在有记录的环境威胁之后保持沉默。社区反应的差异通常与人口变量有关，包括年龄、性别、教育和居住时间；然而，文化因素在很大程度上仍未得到研究。我们考察了社区认同和记忆等文化因素如何缓解社区居民和污染设施之间的关系。我们对两个污染严重的社区--俄克拉荷马州的布莱克韦尔和科罗拉多州的佳能城--进行了比较研究，这两个社区对污染的反应不同。这些案例的数据来自对社区居民和各种官员(N=105)的深入访谈，对报纸报道和相关组织文件的内容分析，以及对会议和组织活动的直接观察。我们的发现表明，文化因素在理解当地居民与污染设施之间的关系方面起着至关重要的作用。最后，我们讨论了我们的发现对未来农村社区和环境污染研究的影响。
Research has explored the ways in which communities respond to local polluting facilities. In some cases, residents mobilize to confront corporate and state polluters, whereas in other cases residents remain quiescent in the wake of documented environmental threats. The variation in community response is often linked to demographic variables, including age, gender, education, and length of residence; yet cultural factors remain largely unexamined. We examine how cultural factors such as community identity and memory mitigate the relationship between community residents and polluting facilities. We present a comparative study of two heavily polluted communities—Blackwell, Oklahoma, and Canon City, Colorado—that had divergent responses to contamination. The data for these cases come from in-depth interviews with community residents and various officials (N = 105), content analyses of newspaper coverage and relevant organization documents, and direct observation of meetings and organizing activities. Our findings indicate that cultural factors play a critical role in understanding the relationship between local residents and polluting facilities. We conclude by discussing the implications of our findings for future research on rural communities and environmental contamination.