The effects of cultural differences on face-to-face relationships between disaster victims and disaster workers.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: AUG 1981Description: 51p., 138 refsReport number: EMW-C-0412; FEMA-TD-7; National GovernmentSubject(s): Subject: This paper defines the general concept of cultural differences, and explores the role of bias in American society. The disaster environment is one setting in which cultural differences between workers and victims emerge. Several strategies are proposed for lessening the effect of cultural differences in FEMA's disaster efforts, as the disaster workers have the main responsibility for relations with the victimsItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This paper defines the general concept of cultural differences, and explores the role of bias in American society. The disaster environment is one setting in which cultural differences between workers and victims emerge. Several strategies are proposed for lessening the effect of cultural differences in FEMA's disaster efforts, as the disaster workers have the main responsibility for relations with the victims
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