Cultural Psychology of Coping with Disasters: The Case of an Earthquake in Java, Indonesia
Manfred Zaumseil
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Hardcover. Cultural Psychology of Coping with Disasters Editor(s): Zaumseil, Manfred; Prawitasari-Hadiyono, Johana E.; Schwarz, Silke; Sullivan, Gavin Brent; Vacano, Mechthild von. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
This book offers a broad theoretical foundation by relating and contrasting relevant international literature with the outcomes of a particular research project. It provides a critical reevaluation of the complex phenomena of coping with disasters on a general level by applying this integrative theory of disaster coping to a specific context. A cultural psychological model is developed in order to suggest ways of understanding and assessing local and cultural specificity. This interaction of the general and locally specific is central to our understanding of cultural psychology of coping with disaster. The book provides a basic overview, by presenting various approaches to ... Read more
This book offers a broad theoretical foundation by relating and contrasting relevant international literature with the outcomes of a particular research project. It provides a critical reevaluation of the complex phenomena of coping with disasters on a general level by applying this integrative theory of disaster coping to a specific context. A cultural psychological model is developed in order to suggest ways of understanding and assessing local and cultural specificity. This interaction of the general and locally specific is central to our understanding of cultural psychology of coping with disaster. The book provides a basic overview, by presenting various approaches to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461493532
SKU
V9781461493532
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99-15
About Manfred Zaumseil
Manfred Zaumseil, Prof. Dr. med., was medically trained at the University of Marburg and Hamburg and made his Ph.D. in Medicine in 1970. Subsequently he turned to psychiatry and clinical psychology. 1974-1979 he was Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology and Behavior Therapy at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Hamburg. From 1979 to 2008 he worked as Professor for Clinical ... Read more
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