The Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1442206268 ISBN 13: 9781442206267

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

The second edition of The Sociology of Katrina again brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to catalogue and deepen our understanding of the modern catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina. The new edition has been updated and revised throughout, including data about recovery efforts and conditions, and discussions of social issues like education, health care, crime, and the economy. This edition features a new chapter focused on the Katrina experience for people in the primary impact area, or "ground zero," five years after the storm.

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Review

This second edition constitutes further in depth learning from the most destructive collision in American history between nature's hazard and socially constructed vulnerability, knowledge that is essential as societies head toward more confrontations.--Raymond Murphy, President, Environment and Society Research Committee of the International Sociological Association; emeritus professor of sociology

From so many vantage points come clear and well formulated descriptions and analyses of Katrina and the consequences -- many of them dire -- of this unnatural event. Anyone who wants to know about Katrina, or indeed disaster of any sort, needs to read this important and authoritative book.--Harvey Molotch, New York University

Praise for the first edition: This book brings together the nation's top sociological researchers in an effort to catalogue the modern catastrophe that is Katrina. Included are discussions of sociological perspectives of disaster literature, alternative views and analyses of early post-storm data collection efforts, and emerging social questions that have surfaced in the aftermath of Katrina. All royalties from the sale of this book go to the Disaster Relief Fund of the Southern Sociological Society.--Natural Hazards Observer

The book is a collection of papers presented at the 2006 Southern Sociological Society meeting in New Orleans, updated with new chapters added for this second edition in 2010.--Solidarity

The 'natural' disaster of Hurricane Katrina was also a major sociological event. Issues of who suffered most, the way damage was assessed, how response organized and the nature of the rebuilding effort were all shaped by social factors. This book gives an important overview, addressing concerns from the role of race and class in shaping impact to the role of religion in shaping response. It will be useful to students and researchers and should be read widely as Americans try to learn from the Katrina catastrophe.--Craig Calhoun, Professor of Social Sciences, Arizona State University, USA

About the Author

David L. Brunsma is associate professor of sociology at the University of Missouri at Columbia. David Overfelt is a graduate of sociology at the University of Missouri at Columbia and a member of Sociologists Without Borders. J. Steven Picou is professor of sociology and chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at the University of South Alabama in Mobile.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1442206268
• ISBN 13: 9781442206267
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Brunsma David L., Overfelt David, Picou Steven J.