Mass panic and social attachment : the dynamics of human behavior / Anthony R. Mawson.

Author/creator Mawson, Anthony R.
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007.
Descriptionxviii, 309 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Current theories of panic -- Theories of affiliation -- The theory of Walters and Parke -- Protection from predators : Bowlby's theory -- Arousal and stimulation-seeking : overview -- Cognitive maps and susceptibility to influence -- Affiliation as stimulation-seeking : a theory of attachment formation -- Stimulation-seeking and group dynamics -- Panic as stimulation-seeking -- Aggression -- The social context of panic -- Panic flight as affiliative behavior -- Review of current theories of panic -- Havens of safety -- Panic as stimulation-avoidance -- Two systems of arousal -- Towards a neurophysiological theory of emotional behavior -- Summary and conclusions -- Understanding mass panic and other collective responses to disaster : update.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [259]-304) and index.
LCCN 2006031580
ISBN075464880X (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780754648802 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HM871.M39 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold