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Soc Sci Med. 2014 Apr;107:105-12. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.02.014. Epub 2014 Feb 14.
This paper presents the preliminary findings of gender difference in the perception of radiation risk in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. In-depth interviews were conducted with the residents of Fukushima and other parts of Japan in November 2011 and July 2012. Compared to mothers, fathers in general expressed less concern for radiation. Fathers prioritized their responsibilities as the breadwinner for their families and saw radiation risk as a threat to economic stability and masculine identity. As a result, mothers' health concerns were dismissed, and they were prevented from taking preventive actions. The social norms in the dominant institutions such as corporations and the government influenced men's perception of radiation risk. The findings illustrate the importance of sociocultural context in which meanings of health risk are constructed.
本文呈现了福岛核灾难后，对日本民众感知辐射风险的性别差异的初步研究结果。研究人员于 2011 年 11 月和 2012 年 7 月对福岛县和日本其他地区的居民进行了深入访谈。与母亲相比，父亲普遍对辐射的担忧较少。父亲将自己作为家庭经济支柱的责任放在首位，认为辐射风险会威胁到经济稳定和男性身份。因此，母亲对健康的担忧被忽视，她们被阻止采取预防措施。企业和政府等主导机构中的社会规范影响了男性对辐射风险的感知。研究结果表明，健康风险的意义是在社会文化背景中构建的，这一点非常重要。
