Real and mythological problems in community disasters.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1981Description: 11p., no refsReport number: Academic; DRC-PRELIMINARY-PAPER-72Subject: Social and behavioral scientists in the last 25 years have been conducting field studies regarding behavior in disasters, including those generated by natural agents and technological mishaps. This paper is based on much work done by many social scientists in different societies around the world who have looked at almost all the major disasters, including earthquakes, in recent years. People as a whole, react in the emergency period much better than they are usually given credit for, although far from perfectly. In contrast, organizations and groups do not do as well as might be expected, at best being eventually effective, although seldom efficient. However, both individuals and organizations do better if there has been prior planning
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This paper is a slightly modified version of a talk given at the Earthquake '81 Seminar in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on October 26, 1981 under the title: Social and Organizational Problems in a Major Community Earthquake
Social and behavioral scientists in the last 25 years have been conducting field studies regarding behavior in disasters, including those generated by natural agents and technological mishaps. This paper is based on much work done by many social scientists in different societies around the world who have looked at almost all the major disasters, including earthquakes, in recent years. People as a whole, react in the emergency period much better than they are usually given credit for, although far from perfectly. In contrast, organizations and groups do not do as well as might be expected, at best being eventually effective, although seldom efficient. However, both individuals and organizations do better if there has been prior planning
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