Contested illnesses citizens, science, and health social movements
The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in disputes about illnesses or conditions disagree over their fundamental causes as well as how they should be treated an...
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Berkeley
University of California Press
2011
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| ISBN: | 0520270215, 9780520270213, 9780520270206, 0520270207, 0520950429, 9780520950429 |
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Table of Contents:
- Contested illnesses : citizens, science, and health social movements -- contents -- illustrations -- acknowledgments -- abbreviations -- Part One: Setting the Stage: Introduction, Theory, Methods -- 1. Introduction: Environmental Justice and Contested Illnesses -- 2. Embodied Health Movements -- 3. Qualitative Approaches in Environmental Health Research -- 4. Getting into the Field: New Approaches to Research Methods -- 5. Environmental Justice and the Precautionary Principle: Air Toxics Exposures and Health Risks among Schoolchildren in Los Angeles -- Part Two: Working in the Environmental Health Field: Ethnographic Studies -- 6. A Narrowing Gulf of Difference? Disputes and Discoveries in the Study of Gulf War–Related Illnesses -- 7. The Health Politics of Asthma: Environmental Justice and Collective Illness Experience -- 8. Pollution Comes Home and Gets Personal: Women’s Experience of Household Chemical Exposure -- 9.The Personal Is Scientific, the Scientific Is Political: The Public Paradigm of the Environmental Breast Cancer Movement -- 10.School Custodians and Green Cleaners: Labor-Environmental Coalitions and Toxics Reduction -- 11.Labor-Environmental Coalition Formation: Framing and the Right to Know -- 12.The Brown Superfund Research Program: A Multistakeholder Partnership Addresses Problems in Contaminated Communities -- Part Three: Ethical Considerations -- 13.Toxic Ignorance and the Right to Know Biomonitoring Results Communication: A Survey of Scientists and Study Participants -- 14.. IRB Challenges in Community-Based Participatory Research on Human Exposure to Environmental Toxics: A Case Study -- 15.Conclusion -- Appendix: Contested Illnesses Research Group’s Nuts and Bolts and Lessons Learned -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index.
- Front Matter Table of Contents List of Illustrations ACKNOWLEDGMENTS List of Abbreviations 1: Introduction: 2: Embodied Health Movements 3: Qualitative Approaches in Environmental Health Research 4: Getting Into the Field: 5: Environmental Justice and the Precautionary Principle: 6: A Narrowing Gulf of Difference? 7: The Health Politics of Asthma: 8: Pollution Comes Home and Gets Personal: 9: The Personal Is Scientific, the Scientific Is Political: 10: School Custodians and Green Cleaners: 11: Labor-Environmental Coalition Formation: 12: The Brown Superfund Research Program: 13: Toxic Ignorance and the Right to Know: 14: IRB Challenges in Community-Based Participatory Research on Human Exposure to Environmental Toxics: 15: Conclusion APPENDIX: REFERENCES List of Contributors INDEX Back Matter
- Index Appendix: Contested Illnesses Research Group’s Nuts and Bolts and Lessons Learned References List of Contributors 15. Conclusion 14. IRB Challenges in Community-Based Participatory Research on Human Exposure to Environmental Toxics: A Case Study Part Three: Ethical Considerations 13. Toxic Ignorance and the Right to Know Biomonitoring Results Communication: A Survey of Scientists and Study Participants 12. The Brown Superfund Research Program: A Multistakeholder Partnership Addresses Problems in Contaminated Communities 11. Labor-Environmental Coalition Formation: Framing and the Right to Know 10. School Custodians and Green Cleaners: Labor-Environmental Coalitions and Toxics Reduction 9. The Personal Is Scientific, the Scientific Is Political: The Public Paradigm of the Environmental Breast Cancer Movement 8. Pollution Comes Home and Gets Personal: Women’s Experience of Household Chemical Exposure 7. The Health Politics of Asthma: Environmental Justice and Collective Illness Experience 6. A Narrowing Gulf of Difference? Disputes and Discoveries in the Study of Gulf War-Related Illnesses Part Two: Working in the Environmental Health Field: Ethnographic Studies 5. Environmental Justice and the Precautionary Principle: Air Toxics Exposures and Health Risks among Schoolchildren in Los Angeles 4. Getting into the Field: New Approaches to Research Methods 3. Qualitative Approaches in Environmental Health Research 2. Embodied Health Movements 1. Introduction: Environmental Justice and Contested Illnesses List of Abbreviations Part One: Setting the Stage: Introduction, Theory, Methods List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Cover Title Page, Copyright Table of Contents
- Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Part One - Setting the Stage: Introduction, Theory, Methods -- 1 - Introduction: Environmental Justice and Contested Illnesses -- 2 - Embodied Health Movements -- 3 - Qualitative Approaches in Environmental Health Research -- 4 - Getting into the Field: New Approaches to Research Methods -- 5 - Environmental Justice and the Precautionary Principle: Air Toxics Exposures and Health Risks among Schoolchildren in Los Angeles -- Part Two - Working in the Environmental Health Field: Ethnographic Studies -- 6 - A Narrowing Gulf of Difference? Disputes and Discoveries in the Study of Gulf War-Related Illnesses -- 7 - The Health Politics of Asthma: Environmental Justice and Collective Illness Experience -- 8 - Pollution Comes Home and Gets Personal: Women's Experience of Household Chemical Exposure -- 9 - The Personal is Scientific, the Scientific is Political: The Public Paradigm of the Environmental Breast Cancer Movement -- 10 - School Custodians and Green Cleaners: Labor-Environmental Coalitions and Toxics Reduction -- 11 - Labor-Environmental Coalition Formation: Framing and the Right to Know -- 12 - The Brown Superfund Research Program: A Multistakeholder Partnership Addresses Problems in Contaminated Communities -- Part Three - Ethical Considerations -- 13 - Toxic Ignorance and the Right to Know: Biomonitoring Results Communication -- A Survey of Scientists and Study Participants -- 14 - IRB Challenges in Community-Based Participatory Research on Human Exposure to Environmental Toxics: A Case Study -- 15 - Conclusion -- Appendix - Contested Illnesses Research Group's Nuts and Bolts and Lessons Learned -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index -- For additional appendixes, see www.ucpress.edu/go/contestedillnesses
- 7. The Health Politics Of Asthma: Environmental Justice And Collective Illness Experience
- 14. Irb Challenges In Community-Based Participatory Research On Human Exposure To Environmental Toxics: A Case Study
- References --
- Contents --
- Phil Brown, Stephen Zavestoski, Alissa Cordner, Sabrina McCormick, Joshua Mandelbaum, Theo Luebke, Meadow Linder --
- 6. A Narrowing Gulf Of Difference? Disputes And Discoveries In The Study Of Gulf War–Related Illnesses
- Phil Brown, Brian Mayer, Stephen Zavestoski, Theo Luebke, Joshua Mandelbaum, Sabrina McCormick, Mercedes Lyson --
- Laura Senier, Brian Mayer, Phil Brown, Rachel Morello-Frosch --
- Rachel Morello-Frosch, Phil Brown, Stephen Zavestoski --
- Index
- Phil Brown, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Julia Green Brody, Rebecca Gasior Altman, Ruthann A. Rudel, Laura Senier, Carla Pérez, Ruth Simpson --
- 11. Labor-Environmental Coalition Formation: Framing And The Right To Know
- Laura Senier, Benjamin Hudson, Sarah Fort, Elizabeth Hoover, Rebecca Tillson, Phil Brown --
- Part One. Setting The Stage: Introduction, Theory, Methods --
- Phil Brown, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Stephen Zavestoski, Sabrina McCormick, Brian Mayer, Rebecca Gasior Altman, Crystal Adams, Elizabeth Hoover, Ruth Simpson --
- Part Two. Working In The Environmental Health Field: Ethnographic Studies --
- List Of Abbreviations --
- 4. Getting Into The Field: New Approaches To Research Methods
- Sabrina McCormick, Phil Brown, Stephen Zavestoski, Alissa Cordner --
- Rebecca Gasior Altman, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Julia Green Brody, Ruthann A. Rudel, Phil Brown, Mara Averick --
- 9. The Personal Is Scientific, The Scientific Is Political: The Public Paradigm Of The Environmental Breast Cancer Movement
- Phil Brown --
- Brian Mayer, Phil Brown, Rachel Morello-Frosch --
- Rachel Morello-Frosch, Julia Green Brody, Phil Brown, Rebecca Gasior Altman, Ruthann A. Rudel, Carla Pérez, Alison Cohen --
- Part Three. Ethical Considerations --
- Acknowledgments --
- 12. The Brown Superfund Research Program: A Multistakeholder Partnership Addresses Problems In Contaminated Communities
- 15. Conclusion
- List Of Contributors --
- 2. Embodied Health Movements
- Phil Brown, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Stephen Zavestoski --
- Rachel Morello-Frosch, Manuel Pastor, James Sadd --
- 3. Qualitative Approaches In Environmental Health Research
- 8. Pollution Comes Home And Gets Personal: Women’S Experience Of Household Chemical Exposure
- Laura Senier, Rebecca Gasior Altman, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Phil Brown --
- List Of Illustrations --
- 13. Toxic Ignorance And The Right To Know: Biomonitoring Results Communication; A Survey Of Scientists And Study Participants
- 5. Environmental Justice And The Precautionary Principle: Air Toxics Exposures And Health Risks Among Schoolchildren In Los Angeles
- Appendix: Contested Illnesses Research Group’S Nuts And Bolts And Lessons Learned
- Frontmatter --
- 10. School Custodians And Green Cleaners: Labor-Environmental Coalitions And Toxics Reduction
- 1. Introduction: Environmental Justice And Contested Illnesses