Assignment:
According to Quarantelli (2008) and Perry and Lindell (2003) what are the common misconceptions about human behavior in disasters? Focus on two specific behaviors in your response and provide examples from the readings.
· Perry, R. & Lindell, M. (2003). Understanding Citizen Response to Disasters with Implications for Terrorism, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 11 (2), 49-60.
· Quarantelli E.L. (2008). Conventional Beliefs Counterintuitive Realities, Social Research 75, 873-904.
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Read the classic study of panic in an emergency event by Johnson (1988). This study of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire is one of the most referenced studies on behavior. Find a good quote that illustrates Johnson's findings about behavior during the evacuation. Do you think this is representative of behavior in other types of emergencies?
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