{"product_id":"minority-citizens-in-disasters-paperback","title":"Minority Citizens in Disasters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald W. Perry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlvin H. Mushkatel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first study of its kind to address the issue of ethnic diversity, \u003ci\u003eMinority Citizens in Disasters\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the responses of two minorities--blacks and Mexican-Americans--relative to whites in three disaster events: a propane car derailment, a nitric acid spill, and a flood. Ronald Perry and Alvin Mushkatel find that response to initial warnings is influenced by the source of the information--mass media, public authorities, or family and friends--and by the immediacy of the danger, a group's familiarity with the type of threat, and the cause of the disaster. Though social contacts were most often the source of warning, public authorities were the most trusted and reliable. The mass media, usually considered an unreliable source, proved an effective means for reaching a majority of Mexican-Americans, who often tuned in to Spanish-language stations. Blacks, however, tended to dismiss the media as a vehicle controlled by whites and covering primarily white concerns, while whites often dismissed news stories as mere media productions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerry and Mushkatel's record of the responses of blacks, Mexican-Americans, and whites not only reveals the differing social configurations of minority and majority groups but, more important, suggests concrete ways to modify and improve emergency management systems.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald W. Perry (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e RONALD W. PERRY is a professor of public affairs at Arizona State University and has served on the Committee on United States Emergency Preparedness and the National Academy of Science Committee on Emergency Management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlvin H. Mushkatel (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ALVIN H. MUSHKATEL is a professor of environmental policy at Arizona State University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46258689409221,"sku":"9780820331416","price":57.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/sDjxAOvJTE9780820331416.webp?v=1779393219","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/minority-citizens-in-disasters-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}