Race, gender, and communications in natural disasters

Policy Studies Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 569-586

  West, Darrell M ^a   Orr, Marion ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communications; Emergency planning; Gender; Natural disasters; Public opinion; Race

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; GENDER; HURRICANE EVENT; NATURAL DISASTER; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RACE; VULNERABILITY;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37749031719     PISSN: 0190292X     EISSN: 15410072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.2007.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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