The sociology of Katrina : perspectives on a modern catastrophe / edited by David L. Brunsma, David Overfelt, and J. Steven Picou.

Contributor Brunsma, David L.

Edition Statement:2nd ed.

Imprint:Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.

Descriptionxii, 365 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction: Katrina as paradigm shift : reflections on disaster research in the twenty-first century / J. Steven Picou and Brent Marshall -- Finding and framing Katrina : the social construction of disaster / Russell R. Dynes and Havidn Rodriguez -- Disaster as war : militarism and the social construction of disaster in New Orleans / Kathleen Tierney and Christine Bevc -- Crime and hurricanes in New Orleans / Kelly Frailing and Dee Wood Harper -- Families and hurricane response : evacuation, separation, and the emotional toll of Hurricane Katrina / Timothy J. Haney, James R. Elliott, and Elizabeth Fussell -- Race, class, and capital amidst the Hurricane Katrina diaspora / John Barnshaw and Joseph Trainor -- Understanding community-based disaster response : Houston's religious congregations and Hurricane Katrina relief efforts / Emily Holcombe -- After the levees broke : reactions of college students to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / Kris Macomber, Sarah E. Rusche, Delmar Wright -- Landscapes of disaster and place orientation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / Demond Shondell Miller and Jason David Rivera -- A community study of disaster impacts and redevelopment issues facing East Biloxi, Mississippi / Anna M. Kleiner, John J. Green, and Albert Nylander III -- Rebuilding New Orleans neighborhoods after Hurricane Katrina : toward a theory of social structure and cultural creativity / George E. Capowich and Marcus M. Kondkar -- Hurricane Katrina and its impact on education / Ashraf M. Esmail, Lisa A. Eargle, Shyamal K. Das -- Health needs, health care, and Katrina / Nancy G. Kutner -- Reconstructing New Orleans after Katrina : the emergence of an immigrant labor market / Katharine M. Donato, Nicole Trujillo-Pagn, Carl L. Bankston III, and Audrey Singer -- Postscript: Considering Katrina / Lee Clarke

Bibliography Note:Includes b3ibliographical references and index.

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