The Social Science Study Of Disasters And Mass Communications
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1987
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Disaster Research Center
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In this chapter we shall cover five general topics. First, we give a
very brief history of the early social and behavioral science disaster
studies both in the United States and elsewhere. One of our major points
will be that, while the work has come far in the last three and a half
decades, the initial research was rather uneven and many areas remained
little examined or almost unexplored, including the operation of mass
communication systems in disasters. A few reasons for this selective in attention are suggested.
Keywords
Mass Communications In Disasters, Mass Communication Behavior, Disaster Phenomena, Mass Communication Activities