Mass panic and social attachment the dynamics of human behavior

Anthony Mawson provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of the mass panic and disaster literature and offers a social attachment model that recognizes the gregarious nature of human beings and the primacy of attachments. He argues that the typical response to threat and danger is neither fight...

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Main Author: Mawson, Anthony R. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate c2007.
Edition:1st ed
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Summary:Anthony Mawson provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of the mass panic and disaster literature and offers a social attachment model that recognizes the gregarious nature of human beings and the primacy of attachments. He argues that the typical response to threat and danger is neither fight nor flight, nor social breakdown, but increased affiliation and camaraderie.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (330 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-304) and index.
ISBN:9781351153188
9781281099068
9786611099060
9780754685876