Social Policy, "Deservingness," and Sociotemporal Marginalization: Katrina Survivors and FEMA

Sociological Forum

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 742-763

  Reid, Megan ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

FEMA; Hurricane Katrina; Inequality; Social policy; Sociotemporal marginalization; Temporal domination; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888021989     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/socf.12051     Document Type: Article

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