Susan E Dawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1105270 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan E Dawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan E |
| FAMILY NAME | Dawson |
| SIGNATURE | DAWSON S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utah State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Network Analysis as a Method for Understanding the Dynamics of Natural Resource Management in Rural Communities
This article presents a methodological approach to identifying local social networks and discusses how these networks may be drawn upon to build consensus or acceptance of natural resource management plans. The article also presents a method for identifying local network structures, including quantitative analysis of the influence of these structures on community behavior. Network analysis provides additional information collected from community …
A Social Relationship Response to a Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant
Local community collective action has been identified as a key ingredient in community response to change. Network theorists suggest that the social network structure of a community impacts local capacity to adapt to change. This paper summarizes network theory and then draws upon a case study of a Western community where a proposed coal-fired power plant has created conflict over the environmental, aesthetic, economic, and quality-of-life implic…
Warm Sands
Susan E. Dawson, Gary E. Madsen; Warm Sands: Uranium Mill Tailings Policy in the Atomic West, Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, Issue 1, 1 February
Working environment and respiratory health
A case study of 102 surface and underground coal miners in the western United States randomly selected from a telephone survey of two mining communities was conducted, examining their perceptions of working conditions and health both before and after the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. Miners working since 1970 reported lower amounts of dust breathed in, increased dust‐mask use, and better mine ventilation. Respiratory illnesses,…
Injuries, arthritis, and hearing impairment
Coal mining has been, and continues to be, a hazardous occupation with some of the highest rates of death and injury. The authors conducted a study of former and current coal miners from the western United States to identify the prevalence of acute injuries as well as arthritis and hearing impairment. Of the 102 randomly selected miners, 69 (67.6%) had experienced one or more injuries during their mining careers, with back injuries the most often…
Social Work Practice and Technological Disasters
Findings of a community case study of Navajo uranium workers and their families are presented in light of the effects of technological disasters. The workers and their families were exposed to occupational and environmental hazards associated with the mining and milling of uranium. Implications for social work practice and education are presented using the concepts of a therapeutic community and victim typology
Navajo Uranium Workers and the Effects of Occupational Illnesses
Fifty-five Navajo uranium workers and residents from the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and New Mexico were interviewed in a community study to determine the psychosocial effects of uncompensated occupational illnesses. Summary findings indicate that psychological trauma, resulting from long-term occupational illnesses and environmental degradation, was as serious a repercussion as physical trauma from work-related exposures. The perceptions of Na…
Navajo Uranium Workers and the Effects of Occupational Illnesses
Fifty-five Navajo uranium workers and residents from the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and New Mexico were interviewed in a community study to determine the psychosocial effects of uncompensated occupational illnesses. Summary findings indicate that psychological trauma, resulting from long-term occupational illnesses and environmental degradation, was as serious a repercussion as physical trauma from work-related exposures. The perceptions of Na…
A Social Relationship Response to a Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant
Local community collective action has been identified as a key ingredient in community response to change. Network theorists suggest that the social network structure of a community impacts local capacity to adapt to change. This paper summarizes network theory and then draws upon a case study of a Western community where a proposed coal-fired power plant has created conflict over the environmental, aesthetic, economic, and quality-of-life implic…
Network Analysis as a Method for Understanding the Dynamics of Natural Resource Management in Rural Communities
This article presents a methodological approach to identifying local social networks and discusses how these networks may be drawn upon to build consensus or acceptance of natural resource management plans. The article also presents a method for identifying local network structures, including quantitative analysis of the influence of these structures on community behavior. Network analysis provides additional information collected from community …
Social Work Practice and Technological Disasters
Findings of a community case study of Navajo uranium workers and their families are presented in light of the effects of technological disasters. The workers and their families were exposed to occupational and environmental hazards associated with the mining and milling of uranium. Implications for social work practice and education are presented using the concepts of a therapeutic community and victim typology
Navajo Uranium Workers and the Effects of Occupational Illnesses
Fifty-five Navajo uranium workers and residents from the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and New Mexico were interviewed in a community study to determine the psychosocial effects of uncompensated occupational illnesses. Summary findings indicate that psychological trauma, resulting from long-term occupational illnesses and environmental degradation, was as serious a repercussion as physical trauma from work-related exposures. The perceptions of Na…
Social Work Practice and Technological Disasters
Findings of a community case study of Navajo uranium workers and their families are presented in light of the effects of technological disasters. The workers and their families were exposed to occupational and environmental hazards associated with the mining and milling of uranium. Implications for social work practice and education are presented using the concepts of a therapeutic community and victim typology
Working environment and respiratory health
A case study of 102 surface and underground coal miners in the western United States randomly selected from a telephone survey of two mining communities was conducted, examining their perceptions of working conditions and health both before and after the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. Miners working since 1970 reported lower amounts of dust breathed in, increased dust‐mask use, and better mine ventilation. Respiratory illnesses,…
Injuries, arthritis, and hearing impairment
Coal mining has been, and continues to be, a hazardous occupation with some of the highest rates of death and injury. The authors conducted a study of former and current coal miners from the western United States to identify the prevalence of acute injuries as well as arthritis and hearing impairment. Of the 102 randomly selected miners, 69 (67.6%) had experienced one or more injuries during their mining careers, with back injuries the most often…
Warm Sands
Susan E. Dawson, Gary E. Madsen; Warm Sands: Uranium Mill Tailings Policy in the Atomic West, Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, Issue 1, 1 February
A Social Relationship Response to a Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant
Local community collective action has been identified as a key ingredient in community response to change. Network theorists suggest that the social network structure of a community impacts local capacity to adapt to change. This paper summarizes network theory and then draws upon a case study of a Western community where a proposed coal-fired power plant has created conflict over the environmental, aesthetic, economic, and quality-of-life implic…
Network Analysis as a Method for Understanding the Dynamics of Natural Resource Management in Rural Communities
This article presents a methodological approach to identifying local social networks and discusses how these networks may be drawn upon to build consensus or acceptance of natural resource management plans. The article also presents a method for identifying local network structures, including quantitative analysis of the influence of these structures on community behavior. Network analysis provides additional information collected from community …
Engineering (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Uranium (3 works) · Coal (2 works) · Coal mining (2 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (2 works)