The utility of vulnerability and social capital theories in studying the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the elderly

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1285-1302

  Durant Jr , Thomas J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disasters; elderly persons; Hurricane Katrina; social capital theory; vulnerability theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052637650     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X11412491     Document Type: Article

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