Catastrophe and Social Change Based Upon a Sociological Study of the Halifax Disaster

CHAPTER III

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CATASTROPHE AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

The organization of relief 59

The disaster protocracy 60

The transition from chaos through leadership 61

Utility of association 62

Vital place of communication 62

Imitation 63

Social pressure 63

Consciousness of kind 63

Discussion 64

Circumstantial pressure 64

Climate 65

Geographic determinants 67

Classification of factors 67