Legitimizing Corporate Harm: The Discourse of Contemporary Agribusiness

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This book utilizes critical discourse analysis to illuminate the ways in which one of the largest agribusinesses in operation, Tyson Foods, disguises their actions whilst simultaneously presenting the image of a benign, good corporate citizen. Schally unveils how the discourses employed by Tyson gain legitimacy by drawing on and aligning with larger cultural discourses that are often taken for granted and not adequately scrutinised. This original research, situated at the intersection of green and cultural criminologies, contributes to these current perspectives as well as to the burgeoning social harm approach within criminology. A bold and engaging study, this book will be indispensable for students and scholars of green criminology, corporate crime, animals and society, and environmental sociology, as well as environmental and animal rights activists. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction (Jennifer L. Schally)....Pages 1-16 Industrial Agriculture and Its Harms (Jennifer L. Schally)....Pages 17-26 The Nature of Tyson’s Harms (Jennifer L. Schally)....Pages 27-38 Contextualizing the “Socially Responsible” Corporation and the Cultural Legitimation of Harm (Jennifer L. Schally)....Pages 39-53 Disguising Harms: Talking and Not Talking About It (Jennifer L. Schally)....Pages 55-63 Being Good: Or at Least Not Bad (Jennifer L. Schally)....Pages 65-73 Taking Stock, Taking Action (Jennifer L. Schally)....Pages 75-81 Back Matter ....Pages 83-97