Citation

Drabek TE. Int. J. Mass Emerg. Disasters 1989; 7(3): 253-264.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, International Sociological Association, International Research Committee on Disasters)

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Abstract

What is a disaster? Why ask the question? Does it make any difference how we answer either of these questions? Kreps has written a provocative and stimulating response to all three of these questions. Surely his response will stimulate others to ponder a wide range of issues in ways that they have not done so heretofore. After rereading his analysis several times, I identified three areas of personal reaction pertaining to: (1) convergence; (2) divergence; and (3) disasters as non-routine social problems.