Surviving Disaster

The Role of Social Networks

• Author(s): Associate Professor of Social Work Robin L Ersing, Robin L. Ersing, Associate Professor of Social Work Kathleen A Kost, Kathleen A. Kost,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Pages: 128
• ISBN_10: 0190616180
  ISBN_13: 9780190616182
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Social Work ,

Description:... Disasters both man-made and natural strike every population. Some communities are more resilient than others. Surviving Disaster: The Role of Social Networks is a timely tool for disaster planning and relief efforts, exploring the impact community ties-strong and weak-have on response to and recovery from disasters. The book covers the basics of disaster response and the role of social networks, providing essential terminology, theories, analysis, and case examples, with descriptions of methods that worked and did not work for a variety of populations facing different types of disasters within and outside the United States.