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How Ethnically Marginalized Americans Cope with Catastrophic Disasters: Studies in Suffering and Resiliency
Author(s): Jason David Rivera (Editor), DeMond S. Miller
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 420 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773436448
- ISBN-13: 9780773436442
Book Description
This volume explores the experiences of minority groups within American society in the aftermath of disaster, focusing on four minonrity groups–Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans and Latinos, contributing authors discuss the various strategies used by these groups to recover from natural and technological disaster in the midst of their heightened social vulnerability.
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This volume explores the experiences of minority groups within American society in the aftermath of disaster, focusing on four minonrity groups–Native Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans and Latinos, contributing authors discuss the various strategies used by these groups to recover from natural and technological disaster in the midst of their heightened social vulnerability.
About the Author
Dr. Rivera is a Research Associate for the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at The Richard Stocton College of New Jersey in Pomona. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in Camden. Dr. Miller is Prof. of Sociology and Environmental Studies and Director of the Liberal Arts and Science Institute for Research and Community Service at Rowan University in Glassboro,NJ, He holds a Ph.D in Sociology from Mississippi State University.
