Abstract
Our earlier studies of Hurricane Andrew focused on the destruction of everyday life during the crisis itself and the reconstruction of a taken-for-granted world during the recovery period; this paper examines the significance of gender in these processes. The abrupt loss of taken-for-granted reality occasioned by the storm involved only a slight and momentary disruption of gender roles. The resilience of these roles can be understood only if gender is seen as a property of social organization that shapes not only interactional expectations and pressures, but also cultural and institutional processes, as well as bodily experiences.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 175-195 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Symbolic Interaction |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Back to normal : Gender and disaster. / Alway, Joan; Belgrave, Linda L; Smith, Kenneth J.
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