Metropolitan Digital

Men's Weekly


.

How Hurricane Ian and other disasters are becoming a growing source of inequality – even among the middle class

  • Written by Anna Rhodes, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Rice University
How Hurricane Ian and other disasters are becoming a growing source of inequality – even among the middle classIan resulted in the deaths of at least 44 people in Florida and tens of billions of dollars in damage. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

Friendswood, Texas, is the type of community that one might think of as a “best case scenario” when it comes to recovering from a disaster.

It is a small tight-knit town with well-resourced residents and a...

Read more: How Hurricane Ian and other disasters are becoming a growing source of inequality – even among the...

More Articles ...

  1. Nobel prizes most often go to researchers who defy specialization – winners are creative thinkers who synthesize innovations from varied fields and even hobbies
  2. No, it's not just sugary food that's responsible for poor oral health in America's children, especially in Appalachia
  3. What is déjà vu? Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before
  4. Holocaust comparisons are frequent in US politics – and reflect a shallow understanding of the actual genocide and the US response
  5. Defensores indígenas resisten entre los caminos ilegales y la supervivencia de la selva Amazónica – las elecciones pueden ser decisivas
  6. The Supreme Court is back in session, with new controversial cases that stand to change many Americans' lives – here's what to expect
  7. What's a laureate? A classicist explains the word's roots in Ancient Greek victors winning crowns of laurel leaves
  8. Do multimillion-dollar dinosaur auctions erode trust in science?
  9. Trump properties aren't the only ones to see wild valuations – putting a price on real estate isn't straightforward
  10. Summer swimming season may be over, but you can still get swimmer's ear – and you don't even need to go in the water
Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more