Hope Floats: African American Women's Survival Experiences after Katrina

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 479-499

  Hamilton Mason, Johnnie ^a   Everett, Joyce ^b   Hall, J Camille ^c   Harden, Sarah ^a   Lecloux, Mary ^a   Mancini, Stephanie ^a   Warrington, Robin ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Black women; hurricane Katrina; resilience; spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860324501     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2012.664982     Document Type: Article

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