R SOC375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Citizen Science, Human Impact On The Environment, Love Canal
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John"s part of lecture: citizen science and community based monitoring: donald trump - single biggest factor of con ict in america. Popular epidemiology: case studies in citizen science and social movement mobilization, social movement - people become organized and work together (political movement generally). !1: historic example - love canal (environmental pollution that had devastating impacts but also led to implementation of new policy), oil companies should not abuse basic human rights (hooker vs. community). Stages of crisis (page 140-144): lay observations of health effects and pollutants (before of cial organizations become aware, residents discover the problems, rst step). Monday, march 14, 2016: hypothesized connections (some hunches, not entirely sure where these impacts are coming from), creating a common perspective (lay-mapping of disease, local residents guring out where the diseases are prevalent in the community, illness clusters). Community-based monitoring frameworks: citizens will engage in science on their own terms to bring things they are concerned about to light.
