Cross-cultural international research : sociology and disaster.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: AUG 1988Description: 31 pSubject: Early cross-cultural studies of disaster responses are summarized to provide a context for recent international collaborative efforts to standarize measurement instruments and assess aspects of the public response. These efforts have highlighted definitional, theoretical, and methodological difficulties which are being addressed in current studies. Finally, current policy developments are described that may encourage future research that is cross-societal in focus and collaborative in implementation.
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.3 DYN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005276599 |
Includes bibliographical references
Reprinted from International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters; August 1988; Vol. 6, No. 2; p. 101-129
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Early cross-cultural studies of disaster responses are summarized to provide a context for recent international collaborative efforts to standarize measurement instruments and assess aspects of the public response. These efforts have highlighted definitional, theoretical, and methodological difficulties which are being addressed in current studies. Finally, current policy developments are described that may encourage future research that is cross-societal in focus and collaborative in implementation.
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