.SGER: Cooperation among evacuees in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

这个项目是根据探索性研究小额赠款(SGER)计划提交的，调查了卡特里娜飓风过后疏散人员之间的合作。在这方面，该项目为研究因紧急情况而流离失所的陌生人之间的合作和冲突程度提供了机会。它还询问流离失所者的风险取向，以及个人对其群体内的其他人和与他们合作的机构的信任程度。最后，该项目评估了不同规模的疏散中心对群体合作和信任水平的影响，以及态度和行为随时间变化的方式。这项研究是在德克萨斯州休斯敦莱斯大学的行为研究实验室进行的。休斯顿目前是从新奥尔良和墨西哥湾沿岸其他地方撤离的人口最多的地方。调查人员对疏散人员进行了三个不同的横断面：一个从9月9日开始，持续一周；第二个月后；最后一个横断面将在两到三个月内进行，具体取决于疏散人员撤离休斯顿的时间表。疏散人员将被送往莱斯的行为研究实验室，并将参与评估合作以及态度发展和变化的研究。根据国家科学基金会的第二个审查标准，更广泛地适用于社会需求，研究收集基本数据，了解随着时间的推移，对华盛顿正在辩论的问题的看法如何变化，以及对救灾和减灾的讨论。这项研究对于对这一话题感兴趣的学者以及试图区分社会混乱和美国文化威胁的决策者来说都是有价值的。

This project submitted under the Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) program investigates cooperation among evacuees in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In this regard the project offers the opportunity to study the levels of cooperation and conflict among strangers who have been dislocated due to the emergency. It also asks about the risk orientation of those who have been dislocated and the levels of trust that individuals have for others within their group and for agencies working with them. Finally, project assesses the effect of different sized evacuation centers on levels of in-group cooperation and trust and the way in which attitudes and behaviors change over time.The research is conducted at the Behavioral Research Laboratory located at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Houston currently is housing the largest population of evacuees from New Orleans and other places in the Gulf Coast. The investigator runs three different cross sections of evacuees: one beginning on September 9th and extending for one week; a second one month later; and, the final cross section will occur in two to three months, depending on the time table for moving evacuees out of Houston. Evacuees will be transported to the Behavioral Research Laboratory at Rice and will participate in studies assessing cooperation and attitude development and change.With respect to the second review criterion of the National Science Foundation, broader applicability to societal needs, the research gathers fundamental data on how opinion changes over time on issues under debate in Washington in tandem with discussions of disaster relief and mitigation. This study will be of value to scholars interested in the topic and also to decision-makers trying to differentiate among threats to social dislocation and the American culture.