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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Main Author: Martha Kuhnhenn
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: FU Berlin, University of Erfurt 2017-12-01
Series:Global Media Journal: German Edition
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spelling doaj-45e5de1cb07a4b999520951cdd6d10e52021-09-02T01:23:54ZdeuFU Berlin, University of ErfurtGlobal Media Journal: German Edition2196-48072196-48072017-12-0172111Culture and Risk Communication. A Report about the Farmworker Association of FloridaMartha KuhnhennIn 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 https://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dbt_derivate_00039826/GMJ14_Kuhnhenn_final.pdfrisk communicationherbicidesculturefarmworkersagricultureracismUnited States of America
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Global Media Journal: German Edition
risk communication
herbicides
culture
farmworkers
agriculture
racism
United States of America
author_facet Martha Kuhnhenn
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title Culture and Risk Communication. A Report about the Farmworker Association of Florida
title_short Culture and Risk Communication. A Report about the Farmworker Association of Florida
title_full Culture and Risk Communication. A Report about the Farmworker Association of Florida
title_fullStr Culture and Risk Communication. A Report about the Farmworker Association of Florida
title_full_unstemmed Culture and Risk Communication. A Report about the Farmworker Association of Florida
title_sort culture and risk communication. a report about the farmworker association of florida
publisher FU Berlin, University of Erfurt
series Global Media Journal: German Edition
issn 2196-4807
2196-4807
publishDate 2017-12-01
description 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
topic risk communication
herbicides
culture
farmworkers
agriculture
racism
United States of America
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