Chaos, Order and World View
Tibetan Refugees in Switzerland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4743170 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claes Corlin (University of Gothenburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-116 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1991.tb00439.x |
| PMID | 20958716 |
| OpenAlex | W2135094184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article is about culturally specific responses to extreme events. The concept of social chaos and some criteria for distinguishing this concept are discussed. Social chaos refers to an extreme situation in which neither the rules of normal behaviour nor those for coping with unexpected problems apply. It is suggested that the concept of world view may be an asset in the study of social chaos. The case of Tibetan refugees in Switzerland is presented to show how the ability of a society to survive a disaster is related to the specific outlook on the world shared by members of that society. Finally, it is asked whether it would be possible to account for a society's response to disasters, on the basis of socio-cultural factors
Asset (computer security · Business · CHAOS (operating system · Computer security · Coping (psychology · Order (exchange · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Law · Psychology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2024 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |