The Sociology of Katrina

by Brunsma, David L.; Overfelt, David; Picou, J. Steven

• ISBN13: 9780742559301
• ISBN10: 0742559300
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-30
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

This book brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to catalogue the modern catastrophe that is Hurricane Katrina. The chapters in this volume discuss sociological perspectives of disaster literature, provide alternative views and analyses of early post-storm data collection efforts, and examine emerging social questions that have surfaced in the aftermath of Katrina.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. xi
List of Tables	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Foreword	p. xvii
Introduction: Katrina as Paradigm Shift: Reflections on Disaster Research in the Twenty-First Century	p. 1
Framing Katrina: Context and Construction
Finding and Framing Katrina: The Social Construction of Disaster	p. 23
Disaster as War: Militarism and the Social Construction of Disaster in New Orleans	p. 35
Crime and Hurricanes in New Orleans	p. 51
Experiencing Evacuation
Families and Hurricane Response: Evacuation, Separation, and the Emotional Toll of Hurricane Katrina	p. 71
Race, Class, and Capital amidst the Hurricane Katrina Diaspora	p. 91
Understanding Community-Based Disaster Response: Houston's Religious Congregations and Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts	p. 107
Ongoing Disaster: Reaction and Recovery
After the Levees Broke: Reactions of College Students to the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina	p. 123
Landscapes of Disaster and Place Orientation in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina	p. 141
A Community Study of Disaster Impacts and Redevelopment Issues Facing East Biloxi, Mississippi	p. 155
Rebuilding New Orleans Neighborhoods after Hurricane Katrina: Toward a Theory of Social Structure and Cultural Creativity	p. 173
Postdisaster Institutional Change
Hurricane Katrina and Its Impact on Education	p. 191
Heath Needs, Health Care, and Katrina	p. 203
Reconstructing New Orleans after Katrina: The Emergence of an Immigrant Labor Market	p. 217
Postscript: Considering Katrina	p. 235
Appendixes	p. 243
References	p. 247
Index	p. 269
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 273
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