Definitions of conflict and the legitimation of resources: the case of environmental risk.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1989Description: 24p., 2 tabs, 63 refsSubject: Examines the social construction of conflict over environmental health and saftey issues. The hypothesis that environmental policy professionals hold definitions of conflict consistent with the values and interests of the organizsaions for which they work is presented. Data from a survey of risk professionals are generally consistent with these hypotheses. A conclusion is offered generalizing beyond environmental conflict to identify ways in which disputes about the nature of a social problem or conflict are often at the same time struggles to determine the value of the resources available to social movements and their opponents.
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Reprinted from Sociological Forum; 1989; Vol. 4 No. 1; pp.47-70
Examines the social construction of conflict over environmental health and saftey issues. The hypothesis that environmental policy professionals hold definitions of conflict consistent with the values and interests of the organizsaions for which they work is presented. Data from a survey of risk professionals are generally consistent with these hypotheses. A conclusion is offered generalizing beyond environmental conflict to identify ways in which disputes about the nature of a social problem or conflict are often at the same time struggles to determine the value of the resources available to social movements and their opponents.
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