[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2012-2013 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
    Sep 07, 2024  
[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2012-2013 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CIM 585 - Social Dimensions of Disaster

3 credit hours
This course provides an overview of sociological research regarding disasters. Students will examine research findings relevant to individual, group, organization, and community responses to, and recovery from, disasters. Special focus will be on principles and concepts that govern the design and implementation of effective disaster warning systems, myths regarding disaster response and how people will behave, and theoretical principles and practices most applicable to the implementation of an effective local emergency management program.