American Indian Worldviews, Risk Perceptions and Disaster Planning: an Exploratory Study Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title American Indian Worldviews, Risk Perceptions and Disaster Planning: an Exploratory Study

Creator

  • Author: Bales, Rodney A.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Chair: Dash, Nicole
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Major Professor
  • Committee Member: McCoy, Brenda
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Tomhave, Jonathan
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Committee Member: Rodeheaver, Daniel G.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas
    Additional Info: www.unt.edu

Date

  • Creation: 2013-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: It is commonly assumed that when confronted with an imminent hazard that people will react rationally, and prepare for, or at least attempt to avoid, danger from pending disasters. However, this conventional wisdom is not as evident as it appears. People prepare for, react to, or take social action to avoid hazards when they perceive the risk of danger to be threatening enough to warrant action, providing one has the will, insight and resources to do so. However, not all people perceive risks similarly. Risk is perceived differently by different people which affects risk perception and responses to hazards. This dissertation explores the relationships between American Indian worldviews, risk perceptions and disaster planning. To carry out this research 28 American Indians were interviewed. The sample consists of 14 American Indians residing in a rural are on the northern plains and 14 urban American Indians. The results only partially support that worldview is linked to risk perception and subsequent disaster planning. Other factors found to relate to risk perception and disaster planning for this non-representative sample of American Indians include various forms of social vulnerability.

Subject

  • Keyword: Worldview
  • Keyword: risk perception
  • Keyword: disaster planning
  • Keyword: American Indians
  • Keyword: grounded theory

Collection

  • Name: UNT Theses and Dissertations
    Code: UNTETD

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries
    Code: UNT

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Holder: Bales, Rodney A.
  • Rights License: copyright
  • Rights Statement: Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

Resource Type

  • Thesis or Dissertation

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc407742

Degree

  • Academic Department: Department of Sociology
  • Degree Discipline: Sociology
  • Degree Level: Doctoral
  • Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy
  • Degree Grantor: University of North Texas
  • Degree Publication Type: disse

Note

  • Embargo Note: This item was restricted until January 1, 2019.
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