Disasters compared in six American communities.

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Fritz, Charles E

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1957Description: 5pSubject: The maintenance of rapid re-establishment of effective social organization in community disasters is the central problem with which this paper is concerned. Subsumed under this more general problem are many specific problems concerning human behaviour in disasters - the nature of fear and panic reactions, crowd behaviour, leadership, rumour, and other forms of communication, the effectiveness of varioous rescue, relief control, information and rehabilitiation measures, and the changes in personality and social structure which are produced by disasters. The practical aim of this project is to develop findings which will aid development of effective disaster preparedness and control measures.

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Reprinted from Human Organization: Journal of Society for Applied Anthropology; 1957; (Summer); Vol 16; pp6-9

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The maintenance of rapid re-establishment of effective social organization in community disasters is the central problem with which this paper is concerned. Subsumed under this more general problem are many specific problems concerning human behaviour in disasters - the nature of fear and panic reactions, crowd behaviour, leadership, rumour, and other forms of communication, the effectiveness of varioous rescue, relief control, information and rehabilitiation measures, and the changes in personality and social structure which are produced by disasters. The practical aim of this project is to develop findings which will aid development of effective disaster preparedness and control measures.

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