SOCI 6334 Disaster Vulnerability

The course covers major demographic theories of individual and community vulnerability to disaster. It is intended to provide students with a general understanding of patterns of resilience and vulnerability among and between different social groups, as well as an understanding of techniques used by emergency management to assist vulnerable groups in coping with disaster.

Credits

3

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Dept of Sociology

Offered

As scheduled