Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I. New Orleans Disaster ReponseII. Response FailuresIII. CopingOutline of Current Lecture IV. TerrorismV. DisastersVI. BP Gulf Coast Oil SpillCurrent LectureA New Breed of Disaster: Terrorism SOA 240 1st Edition-expands direct impacts from disaster sites themselves where response/recovery are typically focused on serving losses of persons/place to widespread experience of loss of security-demonstrated by feelings of fear and victimizationUniqueness of Man-Made/Technological Disaster-September 11th terrorist attacks were unique type of “community” disaster-spurred new kind of response: “spontaneous volunteer”-primary motivations for volunteering:-need to better the situation for others-need to reclaim power-need to redefine the circumstances as meaningfulImpact of “Spontaneous Volunteerism”-significantly enhanced effectiveness of meeting emergency response needs directly/indirectlyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-solidarity among community members enhanced by interacting/working with new groups of people during volunteerism-acts of helping to transform physical and emotional spaces of disaster site changed role from passive recipients of loss to active participants in recovery of their communityThreat of Disasters-threats of disasters perhaps most debilitating aspect of life today-hold people hostage... fear of “what if” ruins hope for the future-sources of future disaster threats-environmental surprises-terrorismCorrosive Vs Altruistic/Therapeutic Community-corrosive:-disaster sets victims apart from rest of community-personal and group friction prohibits resourcefulness and cohesiveness-altruistic-heightened degree of internal solidarity, overall sense of altruism-long term residence and high attachment predict more supportBP Gulf Coast Oil Spill1. How/why was this an example of a corrosive community?2. How did the response differ from a response to a natural disaster? Why?3. Why was this community so vulnerable, at high “risk” to this disaster?Some disasters have no end-negative mental effects can last years, decades-can influence permanent behavioral changes-financially vulnerable have more adverse reactions over long
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