Network Structure in Small Groups and Survival in Disasters.
People in disaster and emergency situations (e.g. building fires) tend to adhere to the social obligations and expectations that are embedded in their preexisting roles and relationships. Accordingly, people survive or perish in groups—specifically, alongside those to whom they were connected before...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 100; no. 3; pp. 1357 - 1385 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2022
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