The handling of the dead in a disaster.

By:

Hershiser, Marvin R

Contributor(s):

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

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1976Description: 14p., 36 refsSubject: The topic of death and dying has become the subject of much social and behavioural science research and study. This paper presents a case study of the handling of 237 victims of a flash flood disaster. Two levels of behaviour are discussed: i/individual modes of adjustment and, ii/the organized response of the community. An examination is also made of the factors affecting the respect accorded the "prerogatives" of the dead and the living, and the remarkably effective organized carrying out of this generally non-instrumental disaster task.

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Reprinted from Omega; 1976; Vol 7 No 3; pp.195-208

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The topic of death and dying has become the subject of much social and behavioural science research and study. This paper presents a case study of the handling of 237 victims of a flash flood disaster. Two levels of behaviour are discussed: i/individual modes of adjustment and, ii/the organized response of the community. An examination is also made of the factors affecting the respect accorded the "prerogatives" of the dead and the living, and the remarkably effective organized carrying out of this generally non-instrumental disaster task.

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