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Environmental Justice and Social Power Rhetoric in the Moral Battle over Whaling*

Cantzler, Julia Miller·2007·Sociological Inquiry
DOI 10.1111/j.1475-682x.2007.00201.x
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This study examines the ideological battle between the Makah Indian Tribe and anti‐whaling activists over the Tribe's quest to resume its 2000‐year‐old tradition of hunting gray whales for traditional and ceremonial purposes. Through qualitative discourse analysis of 268 newspaper articles, this study analyzes the competing rhetoric surrounding the indigenous whaling issue and exposes fundamental differences in how the opposing campaigns frame their arguments. This study contributes to the literature on social movements and environmental justice in two primary ways. First, this article exposes the social power dynamics and experientially based assumptions inherent in the “framing contests” of competing social movements that comprised those from diverse racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Second, this article expands existing work in the field of environmental justice to include American Indian issues and concerns.

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Authors
Cantzler, J. M.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Cantzler, Julia Miller
Venue
Sociological Inquiry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2007-07-13
Volume
77
Issue
3
Pages
483-512
ISSN
  • 0038-0245 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-682X
DOI
10.1111/j.1475-682x.2007.00201.x
OpenAlex
W2171730675
Cited by
19
References
40
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
7.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Sociological Inquiry (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Rhetoric and Communication Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Indigenous Studies and Ecology
Keywords
environmental justice, social power, whaling, indigenous rights, framing contests, social movements, traditional hunting, newspaper discourse

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