Talk:Sociology of disaster

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Good sources for an overview

Quarantelli's 2008 Conventional Beliefs and Counterintuitive Realities might be a good source to help someone get the ball rolling on this stub. --76.115.3.200 (talk) 21:16, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Bibliography

Kammerbauer, M. (2013). 'Schismo-urbanism': Cities, natural disaster, and urban sociology. Disasters, 37(3), 401-419. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/disa.12005

Clausen, L., Conlon, P., Jager, W., & Metreveli, S. (1978). New aspects of the sociology of disaster: A theoretical note. Mass Emergencies, 3(1), 61-65. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/60648289?accountid=10901

Fischer, H. W. (2003). The sociology of disaster: Definitions, research questions, and measurements. continuation of the discussion in a post-september 11 environment. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 21(1), 91-107. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/60461618?accountid=10901

Murphy, R. J. (2006). The chronic burden of mitigating disaster under global climate change: Integrating environmental sociology and disaster sociology Retrieved from http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/61789922?accountid=10901

Fischer,Henry W., I.,II. (1994). RESPONSE TO DISASTER: FACT VERSUS FICTION AND ITS PERPETUATION. THE SOCIOLOGY OF DISASTER University Press of America. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/60047580?accountid=10901

Schorr, J. K. (1987). Some contributions german katastrophensoziologie can make to the sociology of disaster. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 5(2), 115-135. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/61052018?accountid=10901

Rosenthal, U. (1988). Studies in holland flood disaster 1953: An essay on the proto-sociology of disaster. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 6(3), 233-251. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/61023275?accountid=10901

Dynes, R. R. (1988). Cross-cultural international research: Sociology and disaster. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 6(2), 101-129. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.fiu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/61045414?accountid=10901 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aburg043 (talk • contribs) 21:16, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

Outline of Additional Information Types of Disaster and what causes them

  Natural, terrorist attacks and global warming

Emergency Response Organizations

  List of organizations, how do they help, do they succeed or fail?

What do people do before, during and after disasters occur?

  How do we as humans adapt?

Media

  early detection, preparation advice, evacuation

Specific disasters

  September !!, Hurricane Katrina

Social Inequality

  Race, ethnicity, income, location

Who benefits or loses?

  income levels, race

Government

  what do they do to help the affected population?

Types of measurement of people in statistical studies

  different measurement systems used by statisticians

Possibly economic effects

  ?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aburg043 (talk • contribs) 22:22, 23 February 2016 (UTC) 

Bibliography of Relevant and Reliable Sources

• Vollmer, Hendrik. The Sociology of Disruption, Disaster and Social Change. Cambridge UP. Print.
• Peacock, Walter Gillis., Betty Hearn Morrow, and Hugh Gladwin. Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender, and the Sociology of Disasters. London: Routledge, 1997. Print.
• Rodríguez, Havid́́án, E. L. Quarantelli, and Russell Rowe Dynes. Handbook of Disaster Research. New York: Springer, 2006. Print.

Just a few potential sources to use for this article. Thoughts, suggestions, or opinions? All are welcome.

Umedi2016 (talk) 04:48, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Outline Suggestion

• Overview
• Types of Disaster and what causes them (Suggested by Aburg043 )
• Sociology Disaster Research
• Effects on the World
• References
• Bibliography

Few suggested additions for some new sections. With some recorded research material on disasters. As well as a section focused on how it effects the world, and it's people.

Umedi2016 (talk) 04:55, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Great job Andrew. Keep up the great work. Love the citations. Alfgarciamora (talk) 21:15, 24 February 2016 (UTC) @Aburg043: