Conceptualizing Disasters
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What did Moore emphasize as a defining feature of disasters?

  • Maintaining stability in society
  • Neglecting the impact on social order
  • Adopting new behavior patterns (correct)
  • Promoting positive consequences
  • How did Fritz define disaster according to the text?

  • A momentary interruption in normal behavior
  • An event that does not impact society
  • A situation that does not disturb social order
  • An event preventing essential societal functions (correct)
  • In the context of disasters, what does emergent norm thinking imply?

  • An emphasis on maintaining existing norms
  • A focus on stability after a disaster
  • Adapting to changes caused by a disaster (correct)
  • A predictable pattern of behavior during a disaster
  • Which aspect is emphasized in the definitions of disaster presented in the text?

    <p>Impact on social order and negative consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Fritz's 1961 definition of disaster differ from the earlier ones?

    <p>It aimed to capture the sociological notion of disaster more precisely</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of defining disaster in the context discussed in the text?

    <p>As an area of study</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term has a very specific meaning in the theoretical lexicon?

    <p>Concept</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does defining disaster as an area of study differ from defining it as a concept?

    <p>Introducing parameters on what is to be studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Hempel (1952), what distinction does he make between real and nominal definitions?

    <p>Conceptualization process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In defining disasters, what must be clarified regarding the purpose and audience?

    <p>The goals in creating definitions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the work that needs to be done with respect to definitions of disaster?

    <p>Deciding whether disasters are social phenomena</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it no longer appropriate to conduct studies on disasters without specifying what constitutes a disaster?

    <p>To ensure clarity and consistency in research</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has begun to take hold in the practice of defining disasters according to the text?

    <p>Making explicit definitions of disaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the task of defining disasters no longer treated as an unnecessary abstraction?

    <p>To engage in a serious dialogue among researchers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is expected to evolve out of the dialogue or engagement on defining disasters?

    <p>A concern with the reasoning underlying typologies</p> Signup and view all the answers

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