The sociology of panic / E. L. Quarantelli.

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Quarantelli, E. L. (Enrico Louis), 1924-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [United States? : s.n., 2000?]Description: 12 pSubject(s):

Panic -- Sociological aspects

DDC classification:

302.17 21

Subject: This article focuses on discussing how sociologists, historically and currently, view the phenomena of panic. Three major empirical studies that have heavily influenced present day sociological views about panic are presented. Two of the studies particularly challenge widespread ideas in the literature about the phemomena

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"To be published in Smelser and Baltes (eds) International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences in 2001"--Cover

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Spiral bound

Includes bibliography (p. 11-12)

This article focuses on discussing how sociologists, historically and currently, view the phenomena of panic. Three major empirical studies that have heavily influenced present day sociological views about panic are presented. Two of the studies particularly challenge widespread ideas in the literature about the phemomena

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