Response to disaster fact versus fiction and its perpetuation : the sociology of disaster /

"Response to Disaster combines the original research of author Henry W. Fischer with the literature used today to describe behavioral and organizational challenges commonly experienced before, during, and after disasters. Actual problems are presented and compared to those often misperceived to...

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Main Author: Fischer, Henry W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2008.
Lanham, Md. : [2008]
Edition:3rd ed.
Physical Description:
xiv, 238 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects:
Disasters -- Social aspects.
Disasters -- Psychological aspects.
Disaster relief.
Disasters -- Press coverage.
Mass media.
Contents:
  • What is a Disaster?
  • Who Does Disaster Research?
  • Behavioral Response to Disaster
  • Why We Believe the Disaster Mythology
  • Organizational Response to Disaster
  • Future Research Needs.

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