03527nam 2200709Ia 450 991097169180332120200520144314.0978079148472207914847269781423739999142373999X(CKB)1000000000458376(OCoLC)62365146(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594697(SSID)ssj0000169309(PQKBManifestationID)11149730(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169309(PQKBWorkID)10203492(PQKB)11013365(MiAaPQ)EBC3408370(MdBmJHUP)muse6177(Au-PeEL)EBL3408370(CaPaEBR)ebr10594697(DE-B1597)684069(DE-B1597)9780791484722(Perlego)2674385(EXLCZ)99100000000045837620030912d2004 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHeads above water gender, class, and family in the Grand Forks flood /Alice Fothergill1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20041 online resource (283 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780791461570 0791461572 Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-264) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Red River Rising -- Disaster Strikes -- Women’s Roles -- Financial Fallout -- The Stigma of Charity -- Threats to Mind and Body -- Family and Religion: Havens in a Flooded World? -- Domestic Violence -- The Re-Creation of Domestic Culture -- Everything in Her Path -- Notes on Methodology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexHeads 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.FloodsSocial aspectsNorth DakotaGrand ForksFloodsRed River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.)Women disaster victimsNorth DakotaGrand ForksWomenNorth DakotaGrand ForksSocial conditionsSex roleNorth DakotaGrand ForksFloodsSocial aspectsFloodsWomen disaster victimsWomenSocial conditions.Sex role978.4/16Fothergill Alice1595295MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910971691803321Heads above water4352331UNINA