Personal responsibility and volunteering after a natural disaster: The case of Hurricane Katrina

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 633-652

  Michel, Lacie M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34848849787     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732170701533855     Document Type: Article

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