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This book provides theoretical foundation for understanding the psychosocial impacts of toxic contamination and presents a candid portrayal of the toxic victim's experience. It offers expanded considerations of environmental justice and racism, environmental turbulence, and environmental... Read Full Overview

In this wholly revised second edition, Michael Edelstein draws on his thirty years as a community activist to provide a much-expanded theoretical foundation for understanding the psychosocial impacts of toxic contamination. Informed by social psychological theory and an extensive... Read Full Overview

Given the myriad fears and dangers associated with residential toxic exposure, it is surprising that until now no comprehensive examination of the social dynamics of exposure has been available. In Contaminated Communities, Michael R. Edelstein provides a foundation for understanding... Read Full Overview