Latino social network dynamics and the Hurricane Katrina disaster

Disasters

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-121

  Messias, Deanne K Hilfinger ^a   Barrington, Clare ^b   Lacy, Elaine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Hispanic Latinos; Hurricane katrina; Social networks

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LATINO PEOPLE; NATURAL DISASTER; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HURRICANE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; NEW ORLEANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 83155180620     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2011.01243.x     Document Type: Article

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