The social production of toxic uncertainty

American Sociological Review

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-379

  Auyero, Javier ^a   Swistun, Debora ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; POVERTY; RISK PERCEPTION; TOXICITY; UNCERTAINTY ROLE; URBAN POLLUTION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 57749127572     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240807300301     Document Type: Article

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