Social organization under stress : a sociological review of disaster studies.

"The creation of this book was guided by a kind of gut-level awareness that the study of human behavior in disaster had progressed to the point when it should be subjected to the most pertinent and reliable methodological and theoretical evaluations. It was assumed that the scientific community...

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Main Author:	Barton, Allen H.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington : National Research Council, 1963.
Series:	National Research Council (U.S.). Disaster Research Group. Disaster study ; no. 17
Subjects:	Social psychology. Disasters. Disasters Psychology, Social Stress, Physiological Psychologie sociale. Catastrophes. Stress. social psychology. disasters. Social psychology Rampen. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	"The creation of this book was guided by a kind of gut-level awareness that the study of human behavior in disaster had progressed to the point when it should be subjected to the most pertinent and reliable methodological and theoretical evaluations. It was assumed that the scientific community as well as operational agencies would benefit from the codification of the knowledge from the completed research. The announced purpose of this book is for methodological and theoretical codification of social research on disaster. Also, to appraise the current state of our knowledge in this field"--Create. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxvi, 208 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208).