Sociology 350 - Sociology of Hazards and Disasters

Institution:

Whitman College

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Description:

not offered 2008-09 This course analyzes the ways in which human communities prepare for, respond to, and bring about calamitous environmental change. Topics covered include the social/natural interface, the social construction of hazards, risk analysis, environmental justice issues, myths about human behavior in emergencies, preparedness and warning in disaster, the disaster cycle, sources of cooperation and conflict, informal and formal responses to disaster and hazards, and problems of prediction and control in chaotic natural and technological risk environments. Students will complete short papers and a semester research project.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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