title: Older people in disaster: a comparison of black and white victims.
abstract: This research examines differential vulnerability to environmental stressors among white and black elderly and non-elderly disaster victims. The research identifies the determinants of psychosocial recovery for those four demographic groups. A total of 431 families who were victims of a tornado were interviewed for the study. A path model of the determinants of psychosocial recovery is presented, and observations are made regarding intervention strategies for older disaster victims.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, New Mexico State University, Los Cruces 87131.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bolin
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Klenow
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D004190:Disasters; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012944:Social Support; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*