3Anticipating Attitudes and Behavior in Disasters: Myths, Exaggerations, and Realities
What You’ll Learn in This Chapter
- Divergent attitudes exhibited about disasters.
- The portrayals of Hollywood and media about disaster behavior.
- Research about human responses to disasters.
- Reasons why scholars must study how humans behave.
- What people actually do in the aftermath of disaster.
- The importance of understanding behavior correctly.
After Studying This Chapter, You’ll Be Able To
- Anticipate behavior when disasters occur.
- Compare and contrast “myths” and “exaggerations.”
- Examine what really happens in disaster situations.
- Identify ways to prevent the spread of incorrect views about behavior.
- Explain how widely‐held views affect response and recovery.
Goals and Outcomes
- Understand findings generated by disaster researchers.
- Evaluate the accuracy of Hollywood films and media broadcasts.
- Decipher between factual vs. fictious disaster behavior.
- Correct inaccurate views about people and organizations.
- Predict human behavior in disasters and react accordingly.
INTRODUCTION
In order to react to a disaster effectively, it is imperative that you understand people’s attitudes about disasters as well as possible misperceptions about human behavior in those events. People typically downplay the risk and consequences of disasters for a variety ...
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