The effects of a threatening rumor on a disaster-stricken community / / Elliott R. Danzig, Paul W. Thayer [and] Lila R. Galanter. Prepared for Federal Civil Defense Administration and the Disaster Research Group (formerly the Committee on Disaster Studies)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777580203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, : National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 1958
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (128 pages)
• Collana: [National Research Council] Disaster Research Group. Disaster study ; ; no. 10; National Research Council. Publication ; ; 517
• Altri autori (Persone): DanzigElliott R
• Disciplina: 155.935
• Soggetti: Rumor; Disasters - Psychological aspects; Floods - New York (State) - Port Jervis
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography: p. 115-116.
• Nota di contenuto: ""THE EFFECTS OF A THREATENING RUMOR ON A DISASTER-STRICKEN COMMUNITY""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND""; ""A. POPULATION""; ""B. INDUSTRY""; ""C. GEOGRAPHY""; ""D. PREVIOUS FLOODS""; ""E. THE FLOOD OF AUGUST 19, 1955""; ""F. THE FALSE REPORT""; ""II. COMMUNICATION PATTERN OF THE RUMOR AND DENIAL""; ""A. OVERALL VIEW""; ""B. DETAILED ACCOUNT""; ""SUMMARY""; ""III. ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONDENT DATA""; ""A. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE""; ""B. DISASTER EXPERIENCE OF RESPONDENTS BEFORE CIRCULATION OF FALSE REPORT""; ""C. THE SITUATION IN PORT JERVIS BEFORE DISSEMINATION OF THE FALSE REPORT""""D. SPREAD OF THE FALSE REPORT""; ""E. REACTIONS OF RESPONDENTS TO THE FALSE REPORT""; ""F. DISSEMINATION OF THE DENIAL MESSAGES""; ""G. REACTIONS TO THE DENIAL""; ""H. ATTITUDES TOWARD DISASTER GROUPS""; ""I. ADVICE TO OTHERS""; ""J. SUMMARY""; ""IV. INTERPRETATIONS OF THE DATA""; ""A. ; HYPOTHESES""; ""B. A GAME THEORETIC MODEL OF THE DATA""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS""; ""A. VALIDITY OF THE DATA""; ""B. THE SPREAD OF THE FALSE REPORT""; ""C. OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE DISASTER""; ""D. EFFECTS OF THE MESSAGE""; ""APPENDIX A ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE STUDY"" ""Preliminary Survey""; ""Training Interviewers""; ""The Interview Form""; ""INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN HUMAN RELATIONS PJNY""; ""Thank You for Your Help !""; ""APPENDIX B SAMPLING METHODOLOGY""; ""A. Possible Sources for Sample Selection""; ""B. Selection of the City-Wide Sample""; ""C. Selection of the Saturation Sample""; ""D. Assignment of Respondents to Interviewers""; ""E. Replacements""; ""F. Additional Factors Considered""; ""G. Empirical Checks""; ""KEY RESPONDENTS""; ""APPENDIX C CODING RESPONDENT PROTOCOLS""; ""ANALYZING THE KEY INTERVIEWS""""SAMPLE PAGES FROM INSTRUCTIONS FOR CODERS""; ""Introduction""; ""Coding Categories""; ""APPENDIX D DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONDENT SAMPLE""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""