The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Technological disasters are zlniq~le in that they res~llt in long-term social impacts. The mitigation of such impacts is an area that has received little attention in both the disaster and the applied sociology literatures. This article presents a description of a cz~ltz~rally sensitive mitigation s...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.495.4319 2023-05-15T16:09:18+02:00 The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill J. Steven Picoul The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1989 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.495.4319 http://stevenpicou.com/pdfs/talking-circle.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.495.4319 http://stevenpicou.com/pdfs/talking-circle.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://stevenpicou.com/pdfs/talking-circle.pdf text 1989 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T08:44:43Z Technological disasters are zlniq~le in that they res~llt in long-term social impacts. The mitigation of such impacts is an area that has received little attention in both the disaster and the applied sociology literatures. This article presents a description of a cz~ltz~rally sensitive mitigation strategy, the "Talking Circle, " and its application to Alaska Natives negatively impacted by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Talking Circles are a traditional social activity for Alaska iVatives and this activity was organized and implemented by members of the Village of Eyak in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The 2-day event resulted in many testimonies n b o ~ ~ t personal experiences with the oil spill. Post-Talking Circle activities by Eyak Village members indicate increased c ~ ~ l t u r a l wareness and political mobilization. These findings sug-gest that this mitigation strategy promoted c ~ ~ l t z ~ r a l conscio~sness among victims experiencing chronic disaster impacts and res~llted in a "transforming activity " for the Native Village of Eyak. Text eyak Alaska Unknown |
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Technological disasters are zlniq~le in that they res~llt in long-term social impacts. The mitigation of such impacts is an area that has received little attention in both the disaster and the applied sociology literatures. This article presents a description of a cz~ltz~rally sensitive mitigation strategy, the "Talking Circle, " and its application to Alaska Natives negatively impacted by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Talking Circles are a traditional social activity for Alaska iVatives and this activity was organized and implemented by members of the Village of Eyak in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The 2-day event resulted in many testimonies n b o ~ ~ t personal experiences with the oil spill. Post-Talking Circle activities by Eyak Village members indicate increased c ~ ~ l t u r a l wareness and political mobilization. These findings sug-gest that this mitigation strategy promoted c ~ ~ l t z ~ r a l conscio~sness among victims experiencing chronic disaster impacts and res~llted in a "transforming activity " for the Native Village of Eyak. |
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