Hegemonic masculinity and the gendering of men in disaster management: implications for social work education

Disaster studies have been slow to address gender issues in the management of disasters. Given the neglect of gender in the previous scholarship on disasters, most of the recent writing on the gendering of disasters has understandably focused on women\u27s experiences in relation to risk management, emergency responses, post-disaster recovery and reconstruction. There has been little interrogation of the ways in which hegemonic masculinity and men\u27s privileged positioning in patriarchal gender regimes impact on the various stages of disaster management. In this paper I draw upon my experience in researching men and masculinities in Australia to draw connections between men\u27s privilege, rural masculinities, men\u27s experiences of trauma, men\u27s violence and men\u27s gendered experience of disasters, especially in relation to bush fires. The paper relates insights arising from these studies to men\u27s responses to disasters, their involvement in disaster management and their post-disaster experiences. The implications of this analysis for a disaster curricula in social work education is outlined

Letter from Raymond B. Pease to John Muir, 1914 Mar 15.

[3]that I can think of has done as much to idealize for me that wonderful country.I am truly sorry that Hetch Hetchy was lost to materialism. Let me say however that in a greater realm, the mend of man the fight has not been lost\u27.If, as you suggest, I shall one day meet you and talk with you your great Mountains, I shall indeed be most proud and happy to do so.Faithfully yours,Raymond B. Pease[1]Laramie, Wyo.March 15, 1914.Mr. John Muir.Martinez, Calif.My dear Mr. Muir:I was extremely gratified to receive your acknowledgement of my Tahoma poems and I want to tell you that for a long time I have desired to express my own gratitude for the inspiration given me by our writings on California and Alaska. This is therefore a welcome opportunity.05723 [2]Your Mountains of California was the work that most impressed me. About five years ago, after my third trip to Mount Tahoma, I was reading up the mountain literature in Tacoma and Seattle. This book was so true and real and intimate in its portrayal of the southern mountains, that it impressed me more than any or all of the rest and I returned to it again and again. Then the Seattle Mountaineer put me on track of Stickeen . This too, was a delight to me. Since then I have read your articles on Yosemite, your b[illegible] in the Atlantic — also the book on the same subject. In these articles you have done the coast states a most notable service. Nothin

Conservation Provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008: Evolutionary Changes and Challenges

Farm Bill, Conservation, Agricultural land retirement, Agricultural land preservation, Working lands, Agricultural and Food Policy, H59, Q58, Policy,

FARM ADVISORY SERVICES AND PESTICIDE TOXICITY ON COTTON AND PEANUTS IN THE ALBEMARLE-PAMLICO WATERSHED

According to a Virginia-North Carolina watershed survey, farmers view advisory services as having the effect of decreasing pesticide use. However, analysis of pesticide use shows that hired staff, scouting personnel, and extension agents are associated with higher pesticide toxicity applied to cotton while chemical dealers and scouting personnel are associated with higher toxicity applied to peanuts.Crop Production/Industries, Environmental Economics and Policy,

Yield Reserve Program Costs in the Virginia Coastal Plain

A proposed Yield Reserve Program designed to compensate farmers for any reduced yields resulting from nitrogen (N) application rates reduced to below recommended rates is evaluated. Assuming that farmers currently follow Extension recommendations for applying N, Yield Reserve Program participation reduces expected net revenue by $10 to$13/ha. The Yield Reserve Program reduces expected net revenue by $17 to$20/ha for farmers who apply N to maximize expected net revenue. Farmers’ costs of participation increase with lower probabilities of inadequate rainfall and higher corn prices and decline with higher N prices. The Yield Reserve Program can significantly reduce N applications to cropland, which may reduce N content of surface waters, but the costs to taxpayers and farmers will depend on how the program is implemented.compliance cost, nitrogen fertilizer, nonpoint source pollution, policy, yield response function, Agricultural and Food Policy, Crop Production/Industries,

Victim careers and 'career victims'? [In: Farrell, G. and Pease, K., eds., Repeat victimisation, Crime Prevention Studies, vol. 12]

Whereas there is a mature body of work examining criminal careers that has been established over the course of several decades, the study of victim careers is in its infancy. While there has been recent growth in the study of repeat victimization, the natural extension of this work into studies of the life course remains to be undertaken. The present paper suggests why the study of victimization over the life course may prove important for criminological theory and practice, and explores ways in which it might be taken forward. A rich vein of criminological enquiry remains to be exploited that promises to inform theories of criminal victimization as well as crime prevention practice. The paper also proposes the utilization of an accelerated longitudinal design to enhance the study of victim careers. Such designs are rich in promise but typically extremely expensive to conduct. In theory, a study of victim careers using such a design may be possible from extant data sources, which would make it cost-effective. However, even if the design proposed herein did not reach its full potential, theory and practice may be greatly informed through the pursuit of a research agenda that incorporates longitudinal studies of victim careers