Spinning Charlotte's Web: The Intersectional System of Meat, Cancer, and Capitalism
Location
CSU 204
Start Date
18-4-2016 1:05 PM
End Date
18-4-2016 2:05 PM
Student's Major
Sociology and Corrections
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Carol Glasser
Mentor's Department
Sociology and Corrections
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
As more pronounced arguments are made about meat consumption harming various aspects of public health, those who live in communities which house slaughterhouses must negotiate what it means to live in this community, to work in this community, and to be financially supported by the industry. In this study of one Midwestern town, the two main industries are a slaughterhouse and a cancer research institute which are owned by the same company. Previous research has shown that meat consumption and slaughterhouses largely affect the environment, public health, and animals. As processed meat has been classified as a carcinogen that causes cancer, the community that is studied still continues to support both the slaughterhouse and cancer research institute despite potential effects on their housing, health, and safety. Understanding how people negotiate the roles that the two main industries play in their community through semi-structured interviews is the primary purpose of this exploratory study.
Spinning Charlotte's Web: The Intersectional System of Meat, Cancer, and Capitalism
CSU 204
As more pronounced arguments are made about meat consumption harming various aspects of public health, those who live in communities which house slaughterhouses must negotiate what it means to live in this community, to work in this community, and to be financially supported by the industry. In this study of one Midwestern town, the two main industries are a slaughterhouse and a cancer research institute which are owned by the same company. Previous research has shown that meat consumption and slaughterhouses largely affect the environment, public health, and animals. As processed meat has been classified as a carcinogen that causes cancer, the community that is studied still continues to support both the slaughterhouse and cancer research institute despite potential effects on their housing, health, and safety. Understanding how people negotiate the roles that the two main industries play in their community through semi-structured interviews is the primary purpose of this exploratory study.
Recommended Citation
Flaherty, Ashley. "Spinning Charlotte's Web: The Intersectional System of Meat, Cancer, and Capitalism." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 18, 2016.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2016/oral-session-11/1
