Exploring Resiliency Factors of Older African American Katrina Survivors

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 351-368

  Thomas, Cecilia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Older adults; resiliency

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CYCLONIC STORMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ORLEANS; RELIGION; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS; URBAN POPULATION; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 84864667266     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15433714.2010.525411     Document Type: Article

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