Aftermath of disaster: the Teton dam break.
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TextLanguage: ENG Series: Dissertation (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; 26Publication details: 1980Description: 192p., 11 tabs, 21 figs, 5 appendicesReport number: Defence Department or MinistrySubject: Disaster psychologySubject: Disaster recoverySubject: Disaster sociologySubject: Mental healthSubject: This is a social-psychological study of the effects of community-wide disaster. It is a study of the disaster experience of residents of the Upper Snake River Valley in Idaho. On June 5, 1976, the Teton dam collapsed. Thousands of valley residents were left homeless and communities were severely disrupted. The objective of the research was to discover the common features of disaster aftermath as a socially meaningful phenomenon. The methodological strategy is informed by the qualitative tradition of social scientific inquiry. The research question which guides the inquiry is : What are the experiences and adjustments associated with disaster recovery? The Teton disaster raises general issues such as federal intervention and the role of the construciton industry in disaster recovery. To the extent that the findings of this study are generalizeable, inequities in the distribution of disaster relief and unregulated business practices may have profound consequences for the victims of disaster.
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Bibliography: p.178-192
Presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of the Ohio State University
Thesis
Disaster psychology
Disaster recovery
Disaster sociology
Mental health
This is a social-psychological study of the effects of community-wide disaster. It is a study of the disaster experience of residents of the Upper Snake River Valley in Idaho. On June 5, 1976, the Teton dam collapsed. Thousands of valley residents were left homeless and communities were severely disrupted. The objective of the research was to discover the common features of disaster aftermath as a socially meaningful phenomenon. The methodological strategy is informed by the qualitative tradition of social scientific inquiry. The research question which guides the inquiry is : What are the experiences and adjustments associated with disaster recovery? The Teton disaster raises general issues such as federal intervention and the role of the construciton industry in disaster recovery. To the extent that the findings of this study are generalizeable, inequities in the distribution of disaster relief and unregulated business practices may have profound consequences for the victims of disaster.
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