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The Heartland Responds to Terror: Volunteering After the Bombing of the Murrah Federal Building

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  • Craig St. John
  • Jesse Fuchs

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Objective. We examine volunteering to support the relief effort after the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. We address two issues: (1) how widespread was volunteering and what forms did it take, and (2) does Wilson and Musick’s (1997a) “integrated theory of volunteer work” help to explain variation in volunteering in this disaster situation? Methods. We use data from the 1996 Oklahoma City Survey (OKC Survey). The 1996 OKC Survey is based on a random sample of the adult population of Oklahoma City and was administered 10 months after the bombing. Results. Nearly 75 percent of the sample respondents volunteered to support the relief effort in at least one way; giving money and donating nonprofessional goods or services were the two most prevalent volunteer activities. Socioeconomic status, knowing someone killed or injured in the bombing, belonging to voluntary organizations before the bombing, and being affiliated with a religious denomination were predictors of volunteering, depending on the type of volunteer activity considered. Conclusions. The magnitude of volunteering after the Murrah Building bombing was in line with volunteer efforts after other disasters. The integrated theory of volunteer work is a useful framework for studying volunteering after disasters.

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  • Craig St. John & Jesse Fuchs, 2002. "The Heartland Responds to Terror: Volunteering After the Bombing of the Murrah Federal Building," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 83(2), pages 397-415, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:socsci:v:83:y:2002:i:2:p:397-415
    DOI: 10.1111/1540-6237.00091
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