Discussion 3A: Human Behavior in Disasters

 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*** 

Human Behavior in Critical Incidents Part I (Convergence, Panic, Looting and the Disaster Myths)

Read or Review

• Module 2: Human Behavior in Critical Incidents: overview, objectives and the following parts of the commentary:
  • Part 1: Popular Media and the 9/12 Syndrome
  • Part II: Common Misconceptions about Critical Incident Behavior: The Myth: Anti-Social Behavior
  • Part II: Common Misconceptions about Critical Incident Behavior: The Myth: Disaster Syndrome
  • Part II: Common Misconceptions about Critical Incident Behavior: The Myth: Panic
• Perry, R. & Lindell, M. (2003). Understanding Citizen Response to Disasters with Implications for Terrorism, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 11 (2), 49-60. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.459.6534&rep=rep1&type=pdf
• Quarantelli E.L. (2008). Conventional Beliefs Counterintuitive Realities, Social Research 75, 873-904. http://dspace.udel.edu:8080/dspace/bitstream/handle/19716/4242/Article%20450%20for%20DSpace.pdf%7C?sequence=1
• Looting After a Disaster: A Myth or Reality?, Natural Hazards Observer https://hazards.colorado.edu/uploads/observer/2007/mar07/mar07.pdf
• Johnson, N. (1988). Fire in a Crowded Theater: An Investigation of the Emergence of Panic http://www.ijmed.org/articles/134/download/