Community in disaster.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1958Description: xiv, 273 p. : illItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.33 FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005276474 |
Includes bibliographical references
Joint authors: Sigmund Nosow, Gregory P. Stone and Charles M. Westie
Part I.: Introduction. Disaster strikes the community; Interpersonal behavior in disaster. Part II.: Rescue behavior in disaster. A social history of three rescue groups; How victims help themselves; Panic and shock; Disaster behavior and role conflict; Residents and organiztions: conflict or cooperation? Part III.: Organizational behavior in disaster. Organizational mobilization for disaster; Centralized authority: the state police; Citizen disaster organizations: the volunteer fire departments; Spiritual aid: The Salvation Army; Professionals and amateurs: The Red Cross. Part IV.: Planning for disaster. Rescue behavior and civil defense; Community planning for disaster. 1 appendix, indexes.:
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