Reorganization as Status Drama: Building, Maintaining, and Displacing Dominant Subcultures
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 46, Heft 4, S. 301
ISSN: 1540-6210
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In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 46, Heft 4, S. 301
ISSN: 1540-6210
In: Independent Institute studies in political economy
"T. R. M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, Civil Rights Pioneer tells the remarkable story of one of the early leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. A renaissance man, T. R. M. Howard (1908-1976) was a respected surgeon, important black community leader, and successful businessman. Howard's story reveals the importance of the black middle class, their endurance and entrepreneurship in the midst of Jim Crow, and their critical role in the early Civil Rights Movement. In this powerful biography, David T. Beito and Linda Royster Beito shine a light on the life and accomplishments of this civil rights leader. Howard founded black community organizations, organized civil rights rallies and boycotts, mentored Medgar Evers, antagonized the Ku Klux Klan, and helped lead the fight for justice for Emmett Till. Raised in poverty and witness to racial violence from a young age, Howard was passionate about justice and equality. Ambitious, zealous, and sometimes paradoxical, Howard provides a complete portrait of an important leader all too often forgotten"--
In: Social science quarterly, Band 80, Heft 2, S. 229-243
ISSN: 0038-4941
Examines demographic changes in areas near hazardous facilities, using a geographic information system to classify major Toxic Release Inventory facilities in SC as urban, suburban, or rural. The racial & income characteristics of host areas surrounding these facilities were traced from date of establishment through 1990, & the results compared statistically against state data. When most facilities were established, there were no statistically significant relationships between race & location except for a few host areas that had significantly lower %s of minority residents than the state average. Results for income were mixed, but rural host areas had generally lower income levels. By 1990, however, all host areas except rural areas had significantly higher minority %s & lower income levels than the state. Results indicate that the facilities came before these demographic changes. While inequitable situations may exist currently, the process by which they came about is more likely explained by state & regional migration patterns & market dynamics. 5 Tables, 1 Figure, 25 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Public Performance & Management Review, Band 24, Heft 4, S. 425
In: International journal of mass emergencies and disasters, Band 18, Heft 3, S. 383-402
ISSN: 2753-5703
Hollywood productions continuously feature disasters and the human struggle against them. Recent entries from the disaster movie genre include films on tornadoes, volcanoes, and asteroids. This article is an exploration of how mass media, specifically the entertainment industry, conveys messages about disasters. For this paper, we examine eleven disaster films looking for five key disaster "myths " as identified by Jones (1993) that perpetuate common misconceptions about hazards. Specifically, we research whether the entertainment industry passes along these myths; we also provide an update for earlier work conducted by Quarantelli (1985) and conclude that the message regarding hazards provided through these films is often mixed and inconsistent. Hollywood's fascination with the disaster genre, the validity of the science portrayed, and the language used to characterize the disaster are among the topics we explore between "reel" life and "real" life.
In: Population and environment: a journal of interdisciplinary studies, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 4-27
ISSN: 1573-7810
"Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in August 2005 with devastating consequences. Almost all analyses of the disaster have been dedicated to the way the hurricane affected New Orleans. This volume examines the impact of Katrina on southern Mississippi. While communities along Mississippi's Gulf Coast shared the impact, their socioeconomic and demographic compositions varied widely, leading to different types and rates of recovery. This volume furthers our understanding of the pace of recovery and its geographic extent, and explores the role of inequalities in the recovery process and those antecedent conditions that could give rise to a "recovery divide." It will be especially appealing to researchers and advanced students of natural disasters and policy makers dealing with disaster consequences and recovery"--