Crisis communication, race, and natural disasters

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-554

  Spence, Patric R ^a   Lachlan, Kenneth A ^b   Griffin, Donyale R ^c  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis communication; Evacuations; Hurricane Katrina; Information seeking

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847001299     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934706296192     Document Type: Article

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