Toxic Industrial Air Pollution’s Links to Trust and Civic Engagement: A Nationwide Study of the Socioenvironmental Nature of Social Capital

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dc.contributor.advisorElliott, James Ren_US
dc.creatorBrown, Phylicia Leeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-05T17:23:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-06-05T17:23:08Zen_US
dc.date.created2020-05en_US
dc.date.issued2020-05-18en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2020en_US
dc.date.updated2020-06-05T17:23:08Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study conducts a nationwide study of the association of toxic industrial pollution and the facilities that produce it on trust and civic engagement. Data on pollution exposure come from the Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators Geographic Microdata (RSEI-GM) and Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) datasets for the years 1995 to 1999. Data on trust and civic engagement come from the 2000 restricted-access Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey (SCCBS). Statistical analyses indicate that exposures to more toxic air pollution associate negatively with various measures of trust and that increased numbers of TRI facilities associate negatively with various measures of civic engagement. The implication is that exposures to toxic industrial air pollution and the facilities that produce it not only adversely affect the physical health of nearby communities but also their social wellbeing, including underlying capacities for collective action.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationBrown, Phylicia Lee. "Toxic Industrial Air Pollution’s Links to Trust and Civic Engagement: A Nationwide Study of the Socioenvironmental Nature of Social Capital." (2020) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/108772">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/108772</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/108772en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Justiceen_US
dc.subjectToxic Industrial Pollutionen_US
dc.subjectSocial Capitalen_US
dc.subjectCollective Actionen_US
dc.titleToxic Industrial Air Pollution’s Links to Trust and Civic Engagement: A Nationwide Study of the Socioenvironmental Nature of Social Capitalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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