Race, Gender, and Communications in Natural Disasters
基于新英格兰沿海州的调查，发现种族、性别和地理位置影响人们对飓风脆弱性的感知，而政府和媒体的撤离指令影响撤离决策，政府需理解不同群体的信息处理方式。
We examine public attitudes toward vulnerability and evacuation in hurricane natural disasters. Using the results of an opinion survey in a coastal, New England state, we find important differences in how men and women, and Whites and minorities perceive natural disasters. Race, gender, and geographic proximity to the coast affect how vulnerable people believe their residence is to a major hurricane, while government officials and media reporting telling people to evacuate influence evacuation decisions. In order to avoid future breakdowns, governments need to understand the different information processing approaches of various groups of people.