Citation

Always J, Smith KJ. Symbolic Interact. 1998; 21(2): 175-195.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, Publisher University of California Press)

DOI

10.1525/si.1998.21.2.175

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Our earlier studies of Hurricane Andrew focused on the destruction of everyday life during the crisis itself and the reconstruction of a taken-for-granted world during the recovery period; this paper examines the significance of gender in these processes. The abrupt loss of taken-for-granted reality occasioned by the storm involved only a slight and momentary disruption of gender roles. The resilience of these roles can be understood only if gender is seen as a property of social organization that shapes not only interactional expectations and pressures, but also cultural and institutional processes, as well as bodily experiences.