Nishizaka2017
| Nishizaka2017 | |
|---|---|
| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Nishizaka2017 |
| Author(s) | Aug Nishizaka |
| Title | The moral construction of worry about radiation exposure: Emotion, knowledge, and tests |
| Editor(s) | |
| Tag(s) | EMCA, Medical EMCA, Morality, Emotion, Worry, Knowledge, Fukushima disaster, Japanese, Conversation Analysis |
| Publisher | |
| Year | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| City | |
| Month | |
| Journal | Discourse & Society |
| Volume | 28 |
| Number | 6 |
| Pages | 635-656 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.1177/0957926517721081 |
| ISBN | |
| Organization | |
| Institution | |
| School | |
| Type | |
| Edition | |
| Series | |
| Howpublished | |
| Book title | |
| Chapter | |
Abstract
In the analysis of video recordings of the interactions between a doctor and the examinees following internal radiation exposure tests at a hospital in Fukushima Prefecture, I explore how the participants address one of the most serious consequences of the Fukushima disaster, that is, their concerns about radioactive materials. To do so, this study employs conversation analysis. The doctor’s presentation of the test results provides the examinees with a place to express relief and also makes relevant the justification work related to the expression of relief. In conclusion, I consider how the internal exposure tests also function as a communication tool in the context in which residents from affected areas face potential difficulties in expressing their worry about radiation.
Notes
