GS 281 - Social Aspects of Diaster & Recovery

Institution:

Arcadia University

Subject:

Speech Communications

Description:

Disasters can occur suddenly and can be caused both by human and natural forces. As traumatic events that interrupt the everyday functioning of communities in a broad array of ways, however, disasters, and the process of recovery from disasters, are fundamentally social events. This course will investigate the cultural, social, economic and political forces that shape various groups vulnerability to disaster and how individuals and communities respond to disasters. Theories of disaster vulnerability and methods of disaster research will be explored as well as empirical and historical discussion of the cause, impact and long-term consequences of disasters.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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