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Building Resiliency: The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in the Trauma-Affected Community of Santa Fe, Texas

On May 18, 2018, a shooter entered Santa Fe High School, killing eight students and two teachers. Using ethnographic methods, this research examines the role of faith, rituals, language, and symbols in the trauma-affected community during the response, recovery, and resiliency efforts as perceived by the Santa Fe community and those impacted by the tragedy. Qualitative data collected from 100 individuals ages of 17-84 illustrated how historical trauma, community culture, and faith-based organizations impact community resiliency and how illusions of a homogenous view of the community left many feeling shocked, divided, forgotten or muted.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1833475
Date08 1900
CreatorsJordan, Mandy M
ContributorsNelson, Andrew, Nunez-Janes, Mariela, Levin, Susan
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatviii, 205 pages, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas - Galveston County - Santa Fe
RightsPublic, Jordan, Mandy M, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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