Incorporating Mythic and Interpretive Analysis in the Investigation of Hearing Loss on the Family Farm

Authors

Mark Meister, North Dakota State UniversityFollow
Theresa Hest, Minnesota State University
Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

Abstract

Despite knowing about the dangers of hearing loss, farmers typically choose not to protect their hearing. Examining the myth of farm life, this study aims to discern whether rhetorical myths influence farmers' decisions to wear hearing protection. Researchers conducted 40 interviews with farmers regarding farm life and hearing loss. Results suggest that farmers typically do not use hearing protection; their answers reflect the myths of sacrifice and safety. Analysis demonstrates that knowledge of the relationship between myth and practice should impact future attempts to change farmers' behaviors

Keywords

Agrarian, Agriculture, Hearing Loss, Informant-directed Interviews, Myth, Risk, Content Analysis, and Critical Interpretive

Publication Date

1-1-2010

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1148

Recommended APA Citation

Meister, M., Hest, T., & Burnett, A. (2010). Incorporating Mythic and Interpretive Analysis in the Investigation of Hearing Loss on the Family Farm. The Qualitative Report, 15(1), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2010.1148