Examining linkages between race, environmental concern, health, and justice in a highly polluted community of color

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 473-496

  Jones, Robert Emmet ^a,c,d   Rainey, Shirley A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d Department of Sociology   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental concern; Health and justice; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645735661     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934705280411     Document Type: Article

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