Some Contributions German Katastrophen-Soziologie Can Make to the Sociology of Disaster
- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
- Vol. 5 (2) , 115-135
- https://doi.org/10.1177/028072708700500202
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss some of the contributions the new and relatively undeveloped Katastrophensoziologie has been able to make to the sociology of disaster. The paper begins by reviewing the German criticism of some of the major figures in the sociology of disaster. The second section of the paper presents some of the possible contributions to be found in recent work within Katastrophensoziologie. Finally, the conclusion of the paper points to the scientific value of an international dialogue between scholars with different perspectives on the problem of disaster in societies.Keywords
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