Terms:
- Risk
- Uncertainty
- Heuristics
- NIMBY
Litcher, S. Robert and Stanley Rothman. (1999). Environmental cancer: A political disease? New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Do some research on S. Robert Litcher and Stanley Rothman. Who are they? What are their backgrounds? Which organizations fund their research?
- What is Litcher and Rothman's (1999) argument? What methods do they use to research (and ultimately support) their claims?
- Do Litcher and Rothman (1999) find that "scientists are corrupted by contacts with business or ideology" (p. 174)?
- Litcher and Rothman (1999) argue, "[T]he contemporary environmental movement has partly been a surrogate for a general hostility to American capitalism, or at least suspicion of business and of businessmen and businesswomen" (p.175). What evidence do they use to support their argument. Do you agree? Why?
- According to Litcher and Rothman (1999), how do journalists and major media outlets portray environmental problems? Why are they biased in their reporting? Do you agree with Litcher and Rothman's assessment?
- If journalists are biased or inaccurate in their reporting, what are the implications for public opinion according to Litcher and Rothman (1999)? How does this affect public policymaking?
- To what extent does Litcher and Rothman's (1999) argument reflect a larger debate about managing environmental problems?
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