Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of DisastersWalter Gillis Peacock, Hugh Gladwin Routledge, 2012 M11 12 - 304 pages This book explores how social, economic and political factors set the stage for Hurricane Andrew by influencing who was prepared, who was hit the hardest, and who was most likely to recover. Employing unique research data the authors analyze the consequences of conflict and competition on disaster preparation, response and recovery, especially where associated with race, ethnicity and gender. |
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... group and type of insurance company 9.7 Logistic regression models predicting sufficient insurance settlement 9.8 Households insured by a top three company by race/ethnic group and proportion Black in Census block 9.9 Logistic ...
... group and type of insurance company 9.7 Logistic regression models predicting sufficient insurance settlement 9.8 Households insured by a top three company by race/ethnic group and proportion Black in Census block 9.9 Logistic ...
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... groups was interesting. As expressed by Portes and Stepick (1993: 8), “In Miami, the fragments of the [ethnic] ... group Hispanics Cuba Nicaragua Number % % of total 563,979 59.2 74,244 7.8 Puerto Rica 72,827 7.6 Colombia 53,582 5.6 ...
... groups was interesting. As expressed by Portes and Stepick (1993: 8), “In Miami, the fragments of the [ethnic] ... group Hispanics Cuba Nicaragua Number % % of total 563,979 59.2 74,244 7.8 Puerto Rica 72,827 7.6 Colombia 53,582 5.6 ...
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... groups. Focus groups with single mothers in a public housing project, low- income Haitian women, family day care providers, and battered women were also held. The goal was to understand better the dynamics of family response to disaster ...
... groups. Focus groups with single mothers in a public housing project, low- income Haitian women, family day care providers, and battered women were also held. The goal was to understand better the dynamics of family response to disaster ...
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... groups and organizations prepared for the impending storm , made evacuation decisions , dealt with the immediate crisis , and negotiated the lengthy restoration and recovery processes . We explore the discourse associated with a mosaic ...
... groups and organizations prepared for the impending storm , made evacuation decisions , dealt with the immediate crisis , and negotiated the lengthy restoration and recovery processes . We explore the discourse associated with a mosaic ...
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... Groups and organizations which are semi-autonomous self-referential social systems (Luhmann 1990a and 1990b) are linked together through relationships and member-sharing to form an ecological network of contingent relationships. The ...
... Groups and organizations which are semi-autonomous self-referential social systems (Luhmann 1990a and 1990b) are linked together through relationships and member-sharing to form an ecological network of contingent relationships. The ...
Contents
THE SOCIOPOLITICAL ECOLOGY OF MIAMI | |
A NIGHT FOR HARD HOUSES | |
CRISIS DECISION MAKING AND MANAGEMENT | |
THE TENT CITIES | |
THE VOICES OF WOMEN | |
POSTHURRICANE RELOCATION | |
A NEGLECTED BLACK COMMUNITY | |
HURRICANE ANDREW AND THE RESHAPING | |
APPENDIX Hurricane Andrew research projects | |
Bibliography | |
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