Heroic efforts [electronic resource] : the emotional culture of search and rescue volunteers / Jennifer Lois.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2003.Description: xi, 233 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • GV200.183 .L64 2003eb
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Contents:
Studying Peak Search and Rescue -- Joining up -- Socializing heroes -- Dealing with crisis: rescuers' emotions -- Dealing with others in crisis: managing victims' and families' emotions -- Labeling heroes: letters from survivors and families -- The emotional rewards of rescue work -- Heroic efforts.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-227) and index.

Studying Peak Search and Rescue -- Joining up -- Socializing heroes -- Dealing with crisis: rescuers' emotions -- Dealing with others in crisis: managing victims' and families' emotions -- Labeling heroes: letters from survivors and families -- The emotional rewards of rescue work -- Heroic efforts.

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