The research was initiated to explore the effects of occupational danger upon an
occupation's participants. From work relating to the disaster subculture concept,
studies of occupational groups, and research regarding subcultures, it was hypothesized that participants in dangerous occupations adapt to the threats of their
work environment by creating and sustaining a protective social mechanism which
was named an "occupational subculture of danger." Using a grounded theory
approach the article describes how social interaction in a threatening environment
leads to the formation of a protective social structure which enables the miners to
cope with their hazardous work conditions.
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