The comparative study of disaster : a social organizational approach.
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TextLanguage: ENG Series: Disaster Research Center Preliminary Paper ; 19Publication details: APR 1975Description: 22p., 9 refsSubject: The existing research dealing with the response to disasters has been viewed in terms of the structural problems which are experienced in three different types of societies. This paper has dealt with disasters presenting demands for a solution by a delineated number of types of social systems. The effects of disasters can often be very disruptive of existing social relationships. Because these disruptions are often impossible to repair adaptation and change within the structure is often the only alternative. Coordination mechanisms are adequate in the threat and rehabilitation periods but they have not been developed to cope with the complexities of the immediate post-impact period.
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The existing research dealing with the response to disasters has been viewed in terms of the structural problems which are experienced in three different types of societies. This paper has dealt with disasters presenting demands for a solution by a delineated number of types of social systems. The effects of disasters can often be very disruptive of existing social relationships. Because these disruptions are often impossible to repair adaptation and change within the structure is often the only alternative. Coordination mechanisms are adequate in the threat and rehabilitation periods but they have not been developed to cope with the complexities of the immediate post-impact period.
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