The social science study of disasters and mass communications.

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

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TextLanguage: ENG Series: Article (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; 205Publication details: 1989Description: 19pReport number: ECE-8504423; AcademicSubject: Disaster researchSubject: Mass mediaSubject: Quarantelli discusses five general topics concerning Mass Communication and Disasters. First a brief history of the early social and behavioral science disaster studies, secondly he summarizes some general themes, thirdly the quality and focus of past and current research in this area. Fourthly he puts some of the themes and research findings into a graphic matrix to depict the current state of knowledge and finally he concludes with a partial agenda for future research and by noting that the study of Mass Communication and Disasters can be mutually beneficial

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Reprinted from Bad Tidings: Communication and Catastrophe; Lyn Masel Walters, Lee Wilkins and Tim Walters (Ed's.); Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; 1989; pp1-19

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Quarantelli discusses five general topics concerning Mass Communication and Disasters. First a brief history of the early social and behavioral science disaster studies, secondly he summarizes some general themes, thirdly the quality and focus of past and current research in this area. Fourthly he puts some of the themes and research findings into a graphic matrix to depict the current state of knowledge and finally he concludes with a partial agenda for future research and by noting that the study of Mass Communication and Disasters can be mutually beneficial

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