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Product Identifiers
PublisherSTATE University of New York Press
ISBN-100791461580
ISBN-139780791461587
eBay Product ID (ePID)30465495
Product Key Features
Number of Pages282 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHeads above Water : Gender, Class, and Family in the Grand Forks Flood
SubjectNatural Disasters, Sociology / General, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year2004
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Social Science
AuthorAlice Fothergill
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2003-058781
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal978.4/16
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: Red River Rising 2. Disaster Strikes 3. Women's Roles 4. Financial Fallout 5. The Stigma of Charity 6. Threats to Mind and Body 7. Family and Religion: Havens in a Flooded World? 8. Domestic Violence 9. The Re-Creation of Domestic Culture 10. Everything in Her Path Appendix: Notes on Methodology Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisAn in-depth exploration of women's lives after a natural disaster. Heads above Water tells the stories of women and their families who survived the Grand Forks, North Dakota, flood of 1997, one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. This book describes the challenges women faced and explores the importance of class, race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability in their disaster recovery. The women found themselves face-to-face with social and familial upheaval, emotional and physical trauma, precarious economic and social status, and feelings of loss and violation. By exploring the experiences of these women, author Alice Fothergill contributes to broader sociological discussions about women's changing roles, the stigma of needing and receiving assistance, family relationships under stress, domestic violence, downward mobility, and the importance of "home" to one's identity and sense of self. Heads above Water offers poignant insight into women's everyday lives in an extraordinary time., Heads above Water tells the stories of women and their families who survived the Grand Forks, North Dakota, flood of 1997, one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. This book describes the challenges women faced and explores the importance of class, race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability in their disaster recovery. The women found themselves face-to-face with social and familial upheaval, emotional and physical trauma, precarious economic and social status, and feelings of loss and violation. By exploring the experiences of these women, author Alice Fothergill contributes to broader sociological discussions about women's changing roles, the stigma of needing and receiving assistance, family relationships under stress, domestic violence, downward mobility, and the importance of "home" to one's identity and sense of self. Heads above Water offers poignant insight into women's everyday lives in an extraordinary time.
LC Classification NumberHV610 1997.N968 2004
