{"product_id":"risk-and-adaptation-in-a-laura-hart-9781978823549","title":"Risk and Adaptation in a Cancer Cluster Town","description":"In disease cluster communities across the country, environmental contamination from local industries is often suspected as a source of disease. But civic action is notoriously hampered by the slow response from government agencies to investigate the cause of disease and the complexities of risk assessment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eRisk and Adaptation in a Cancer Cluster Town\u003c\/i\u003e, Laura Hart examines another understudied dimension of community inaction: the role of emotion and its relationship to community experiences of social belonging and inequality. Using a cancer cluster community in Northwest Ohio as a case study, Hart advances an approach to risk that grapples with the complexities of community belonging, disconnect, and disruption in the wake of suspected industrial pollution. Her research points to a fear driven not only by economic anxiety, but also by a fear of losing security within the community--a sort of pride that is not only about status, but connectedness. Hart reveals the importance of this social form of risk--the desire for belonging and the risk of not belonging--ultimately arguing that this is consequential to how people make judgements and respond to issues. Within this context where the imperative for self-protection is elusive, affected families experience psychosocial and practical conflicts as they adapt to cancer as a way of life. Considering a future where debates about risk and science will inevitably increase, Hart considers possibilities for the democratization of risk management and the need for transformative approaches to environmental justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Hart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978823541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978823549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Laura Hart","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070257852671,"sku":"9781978823549","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5db00acc-0c75-4c06-a217-e50deabc5e4b.jpg?v=1685429291","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/risk-and-adaptation-in-a-laura-hart-9781978823549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}