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Papers by Jacques Henry
Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, 2014
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 1999
Disasters, 2011
For some time, disaster researchers have looked for social change and mostly found continuity. Th... more For some time, disaster researchers have looked for social change and mostly found continuity. This paper argues that shifting the focus from investigating social change to documenting continuity may enhance the understanding and planning of post-disaster situations especially in industrialised societies like the United States. Drawing from qualitative data from post-Katrina New Orleans, it proposes using the concept of continuity as an analytical device both to identify the axes of continuity and evaluate the likelihood and possible dimensions of social change. The analysis of long-term recovery plans, along with field observations and interviews with evacuees, suggest that despite the well-documented emergence of conflict in post-Katrina New Orleans, the likelihood of social change appears limited.
Disasters, 2013
This paper proposes an inductive analysis of the decision as to whether to return or to relocate ... more This paper proposes an inductive analysis of the decision as to whether to return or to relocate by persons in the State of Louisiana, United States, who evacuated after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005, respectively. Drawing on interviews with evacuees in these events and extensive fieldwork in the impacted area, the paper seeks to identify the folk dimensions of the decision-making process, assess their arrangements, and situate the process in the larger context of risk and resilience in an advanced society. It suggests that, despite the material and emotional upheaval experienced by affected persons, the decision-making process is a rational endeavour combining a definite set of tightly interconnected factors, involving material dimensions and substantive values that can act in concert or in conflict. In addition, it indicates that there are significant variations by geographic areas, homeownership, and kind of decision. Some theoretical implications, practical measures, and suggestions for future research are examined.
The American Journal of Sociology, 2010
Ethnologie Francaise, Jun 28, 2010
Mid American Review of Sociology, 1998
... This study suggests that the class-caste argument associated with the debate between WilliamJ... more ... This study suggests that the class-caste argument associated with the debate between WilliamJulius Wilson and Charles W. Willie provides a fundamental line of division in theories of racial and ethnic stratification; it maintains that groups that combine minority statuses may be ...
Francophonies d'Amérique, 1999
Social Thought and Research, 1998
... This study suggests that the class-caste argument associated with the debate between WilliamJ... more ... This study suggests that the class-caste argument associated with the debate between WilliamJulius Wilson and Charles W. Willie provides a fundamental line of division in theories of racial and ethnic stratification; it maintains that groups that combine minority statuses may be ...
French and Creole in Louisiana, 1997
Actions launched since 1968 for the preservation and development of the French language and cultu... more Actions launched since 1968 for the preservation and development of the French language and culture in Louisiana have been collectively designated the French Movement. This term unites two different types of actors and actions. On one hand, the Council for the ...
Social Forces, 1999
This study employs 1990 US Census data to examine possible sources of a high rate of endogamy amo... more This study employs 1990 US Census data to examine possible sources of a high rate of endogamy among Louisiana Cajuns. It suggests hat a continuing high level of in-group marriage in this ethnicity is surprising, given the group's long residence in the US, the ethnic diversity of ...
Ethnologie française, 2010
The survivor is an ubiquitous character in the narratives of victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast hurri... more The survivor is an ubiquitous character in the narratives of victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes Katrina and Rita.Though claimed by all, it has been appropriated by Cajuns as a series of stigmatizing contrasts between urban and rural dwellers and held distinct from the character of the victim ascribed to poor New Orleans Blacks.This article explores the political uses of disaster and the way people cope with it through an analysis of the stakes associated with the survivor character. Cajuns incor- porate it in the continuity of their historical memory, thus affirming their resistance to adversity. For their part, New Orleans Blacks use it to counter rampant stigmatization and affirm their battered citizenship.
Popular Music and Society, 2010
... Moody, Nekesa M. “Katrina Gives Ironic Boost for Musicians.” Associated Press 5 May 2006 View... more ... Moody, Nekesa M. “Katrina Gives Ironic Boost for Musicians.” Associated Press 5 May 2006 View all references ... Local tunes have been re-worked—the inevitable classic “When the Saints Go Marching In,” Bessie Smith's “Backwater Blues,” or Allen Toussaint's “Yes We Can Can ...
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2001
This article examines the process of ethnic self-identi cation. Utilizing data on Louisiana Cajun... more This article examines the process of ethnic self-identi cation. Utilizing data on Louisiana Cajuns, it proposes that contemporary Cajuns' self-image is rooted in stereotyped descriptions given by outsiders. Content analysis of popular depictions over two centuries shows the ...
Deviant Behavior, 2003
Geophagy is treated as adaptive behavior in most of the world and as deviant behavior in American... more Geophagy is treated as adaptive behavior in most of the world and as deviant behavior in American culture. The dominant nutritional approach has strongly documented the useful contribution the consumption of clay brings to the diet of pregnant women and children. The same ...
Encyclopedia of Social Deviance, 2014
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 1999
Disasters, 2011
For some time, disaster researchers have looked for social change and mostly found continuity. Th... more For some time, disaster researchers have looked for social change and mostly found continuity. This paper argues that shifting the focus from investigating social change to documenting continuity may enhance the understanding and planning of post-disaster situations especially in industrialised societies like the United States. Drawing from qualitative data from post-Katrina New Orleans, it proposes using the concept of continuity as an analytical device both to identify the axes of continuity and evaluate the likelihood and possible dimensions of social change. The analysis of long-term recovery plans, along with field observations and interviews with evacuees, suggest that despite the well-documented emergence of conflict in post-Katrina New Orleans, the likelihood of social change appears limited.
Disasters, 2013
This paper proposes an inductive analysis of the decision as to whether to return or to relocate ... more This paper proposes an inductive analysis of the decision as to whether to return or to relocate by persons in the State of Louisiana, United States, who evacuated after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in August and September 2005, respectively. Drawing on interviews with evacuees in these events and extensive fieldwork in the impacted area, the paper seeks to identify the folk dimensions of the decision-making process, assess their arrangements, and situate the process in the larger context of risk and resilience in an advanced society. It suggests that, despite the material and emotional upheaval experienced by affected persons, the decision-making process is a rational endeavour combining a definite set of tightly interconnected factors, involving material dimensions and substantive values that can act in concert or in conflict. In addition, it indicates that there are significant variations by geographic areas, homeownership, and kind of decision. Some theoretical implications, practical measures, and suggestions for future research are examined.
The American Journal of Sociology, 2010
Ethnologie Francaise, Jun 28, 2010
Mid American Review of Sociology, 1998
... This study suggests that the class-caste argument associated with the debate between WilliamJ... more ... This study suggests that the class-caste argument associated with the debate between WilliamJulius Wilson and Charles W. Willie provides a fundamental line of division in theories of racial and ethnic stratification; it maintains that groups that combine minority statuses may be ...
Francophonies d'Amérique, 1999
Social Thought and Research, 1998
... This study suggests that the class-caste argument associated with the debate between WilliamJ... more ... This study suggests that the class-caste argument associated with the debate between WilliamJulius Wilson and Charles W. Willie provides a fundamental line of division in theories of racial and ethnic stratification; it maintains that groups that combine minority statuses may be ...
French and Creole in Louisiana, 1997
Actions launched since 1968 for the preservation and development of the French language and cultu... more Actions launched since 1968 for the preservation and development of the French language and culture in Louisiana have been collectively designated the French Movement. This term unites two different types of actors and actions. On one hand, the Council for the ...
Social Forces, 1999
This study employs 1990 US Census data to examine possible sources of a high rate of endogamy amo... more This study employs 1990 US Census data to examine possible sources of a high rate of endogamy among Louisiana Cajuns. It suggests hat a continuing high level of in-group marriage in this ethnicity is surprising, given the group's long residence in the US, the ethnic diversity of ...
Ethnologie française, 2010
The survivor is an ubiquitous character in the narratives of victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast hurri... more The survivor is an ubiquitous character in the narratives of victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes Katrina and Rita.Though claimed by all, it has been appropriated by Cajuns as a series of stigmatizing contrasts between urban and rural dwellers and held distinct from the character of the victim ascribed to poor New Orleans Blacks.This article explores the political uses of disaster and the way people cope with it through an analysis of the stakes associated with the survivor character. Cajuns incor- porate it in the continuity of their historical memory, thus affirming their resistance to adversity. For their part, New Orleans Blacks use it to counter rampant stigmatization and affirm their battered citizenship.
Popular Music and Society, 2010
... Moody, Nekesa M. “Katrina Gives Ironic Boost for Musicians.” Associated Press 5 May 2006 View... more ... Moody, Nekesa M. “Katrina Gives Ironic Boost for Musicians.” Associated Press 5 May 2006 View all references ... Local tunes have been re-worked—the inevitable classic “When the Saints Go Marching In,” Bessie Smith's “Backwater Blues,” or Allen Toussaint's “Yes We Can Can ...
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2001
This article examines the process of ethnic self-identi cation. Utilizing data on Louisiana Cajun... more This article examines the process of ethnic self-identi cation. Utilizing data on Louisiana Cajuns, it proposes that contemporary Cajuns' self-image is rooted in stereotyped descriptions given by outsiders. Content analysis of popular depictions over two centuries shows the ...
Deviant Behavior, 2003
Geophagy is treated as adaptive behavior in most of the world and as deviant behavior in American... more Geophagy is treated as adaptive behavior in most of the world and as deviant behavior in American culture. The dominant nutritional approach has strongly documented the useful contribution the consumption of clay brings to the diet of pregnant women and children. The same ...