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HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE PERCEPTION OF RISK: INCORPORATING THE LOCAL CONTEXT
| Title: | HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE PERCEPTION OF RISK: INCORPORATING THE LOCAL CONTEXT. |
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| Name(s): |
Campbell, Nnenia, Author Canan, Penelope, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2009 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | This paper identifies social conditions that shape perceptions of risk to environmental toxins among residents in the Gulf Coasts of Louisiana and Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina. Demographic information from a randomly selected sample of 2,548 residents was used to explore the concept of the "White male effect" as discussed in previous literature, which has found that white males are particularly risk accepting compared to all other race and gender groups. This analysis also evaluated the influence of trust in government and beliefs about environmental justice on perceived exposure and compared responses from residents within and outside the City of New Orleans to determine whether there is evidence of location-specific differences. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed strong support for the combined race and gender effects proposed by previous literature. Additionally, hypotheses regarding the influence of trust in government and belief in environmental injustice were supported. Suggestions for future research and policy implications are discussed. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0002712 (IID), ucf:48170 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2009-08-01 M.A. Sciences, Department of Sociology Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Risk perception environmental justice Hurricane Katrina |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002712 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
