Culture and Risk Communication. A Report about the Farmworker Association of Florida
In this field report, I give an account of my research trip to the Farmworker Association of Florida in Central Florida near the area of Lake Apopka (U.S.). This non-governmental association works to empower and improve farmworkers’ living and working conditions. The field trip is embedded in my res...
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| Format: | Article |
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FU Berlin, University of Erfurt
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Global Media Journal: German Edition |
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| Online Access: | https://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dbt_derivate_00039826/GMJ14_Kuhnhenn_final.pdf |
| Summary: | In this field report, I give an account of my research trip to the Farmworker Association of Florida in Central Florida near the area of Lake Apopka (U.S.). This non-governmental association works to empower and improve farmworkers’ living and working conditions. The field trip is embedded in my research on risk communication with a special focus on the risks of herbicides. This issue is closely linked to political, cultural and racial factors. Hence, I argue, risk communication must consider culture as a contextual key factor and should embrace a critical perspective. Such a perspective is culturally appropriate and addresses issues of race and language as well as socio-economic status
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| ISSN: | 2196-4807 2196-4807 |