The Effects of a Threatening Rumor on a Disaster-Stricken Community

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Size: 116 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1958

Authors:
Disaster Research Group, Division of Anthropology and Psychology, National Academy of Sciences
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Front Matter	i-vi
Contents	vii-xii	(skim)
Introduction	1-4	(skim)
Chapter I. Historical Background	5-10	(skim)
Chapter II. Communication Pattern of the Rumor and Denial	11-22	(skim)
Chapter III. Analysis of the Respondent Data	23-50	(skim)
Chapter IV. Interpretations of the Data	51-76	(skim)
Chapter V. Conclusions	77-80	(skim)
Appendix A: Administrative Details of the Study	81-90	(skim)
Appendix B: Sampling Methodology	91-100	(skim)
Appendix C: Coding Respondent Protocols	101-110	(skim)
Appendix D: Demographic Characteristics of the Respondent Sample	111-114	(skim)
Bibliography	115-116	(skim)

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