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What silence creates: parenting and stigma in communities after a nuclear accident

WHAT SILENCE CREATES PARENTING AND STIGMA IN COMMUNITIES AFTER A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT

Parents’ silence in communities affected by a nuclear accident reflects not a lack of concern, but a protective strategy developed under conditions of stigma and power imbalances.

The study aims to examine how stigma associated with a nuclear accident shapes silence surrounding parenting and what this silence creates in parents’ lives. The methodology draws on ten years of fieldwork conducted by the author as a licensed clinical psychologist in communities affected by the accident. The findings indicate that silence is shaped by stigma and power relations within the community; unspoken concerns are interpreted as though they never existed. Participants reported concerns about who was listening and how their words might spread beyond their immediate circles. These fears were linked to vulnerability to social judgment and misunderstanding, with silence functioning as a protective strategy rather than indicating an absence of experience. The poster presents the production of silence as a four-stage process: stigma and power relations, fear about who is listening, vulnerability to social judgment, and silence as a protective strategy. In conclusion, recognizing silence as a meaningful response is considered essential to developing supportive psychological and community-based interventions.

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