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 R
dc.creatorBrown, Phylicia Lee
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-05T17:23:08Z
dc.date.available2020-06-05T17:23:08Z
dc.date.created2020-05
dc.date.issued2020-05-18
dc.date.submittedMay 2020
dc.date.updated2020-06-05T17:23:08Z
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.
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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>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/108772
dc.language.isoeng
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.
dc.subjectEnvironmental Justice
dc.subjectToxic Industrial Pollution
dc.subjectSocial Capital
dc.subjectCollective Action
dc.titleToxic Industrial Air Pollution’s Links to Trust and Civic Engagement: A Nationwide Study of the Socioenvironmental Nature of Social Capital
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentSociology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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