Disaster : a psychological essay /

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wolfenstein, Martha, 1911-1976
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge, 1998, ©1957.
Series:International library of sociology. Sociology of behavior and psychology ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Disasters > Psychological aspects.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
Samfundsvidenskab > Psykologi.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Threat
  • 1. Who worries about remote dangers?
  • 2. Visions of panic and madness
  • 3. Denial of imminent threat
  • 4. Precautions and propitiation
  • 5. Experience and expectations
  • 6. Danger shared
  • Part II: Impact
  • 1. The illusion of centrality
  • 2. The feeling of abandonment
  • 3. Near- and remote-miss
  • 4. The disaster syndrome
  • 5. Panic
  • 6. Egoism and altruism
  • 7. Activity and emotion
  • Part III: Aftermath
  • 1. The tormenting memory
  • 2. The fear of recurrence
  • 3. The place where it happened
  • 4. Property as payment for life
  • 5. We were lucky
  • 6. The rise and fall of the post-disaster utopia
  • 7. Relations to the powers that be
  • Notes.

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