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toxic uncertainty: a standalone construct

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Environmental sociology

the confusion, doubt and mistrust that residents of polluted places share about the hazards they face, produced by the actions of firms, officials and experts.

In environmental sociology, toxic uncertainty refers to the confusion, doubt and mistrust that residents of polluted places share about the hazards they face, produced by the actions of firms, officials and experts. This meaning comes from Auyero (2008) in American Sociological Review.[1]

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References

Auyero, J., & Swistun, D. (2008). The Social Production of Toxic Uncertainty. American Sociological Review, 73(3), 357-379. https://doi.org/10.1177/000312240807300301

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