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GIGO about social behavior

GIGO about social behavior. Lee Clarke Sociology Department Rutgers University http://leeclarke.com. Leadership and bioterrorism. Disaster Myths. People will automatically follow leaders Need only one spokesperson, with single message Must worry about the “cry wolf” problem

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GIGO about social behavior

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  1. GIGO about social behavior

  2. Lee ClarkeSociology DepartmentRutgers Universityhttp://leeclarke.com Leadership and bioterrorism

  3. Disaster Myths • People will automatically follow leaders • Need only one spokesperson, with single message • Must worry about the “cry wolf” problem • Police, etc. are “first responders” • People can’t handle bad news • Panic

  4. Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Thank you for flying Mandarin Airlines. As we taxi to the runway, please make yourself comfortable…and those of you sitting on the right side of the plane, please look to your LEFT!

  5. Other bio-events • 1793 yellow fever in Philadelphia • 1918 Spanish flu • 1984 Rajneesh cult attack • 1932-1945 Japanese attacks on China Exceptions: refusals to quarantine(?), burning down AIDS houses, 1894 Milwaukee smallpox outbreak

  6. Not failing gracefully: Tacoma Narrows

  7. Rhode Island nightclub, 2.20.03 CNN: “Panic inside club as tragedy unfolds”

  8. Examples of elite panic • “There’s a greater risk of dying on the highway than from exposure to anthrax” – bioweapons expert • “I can honestly say there are zero persons that we believe are a high potential for anthrax” – FL DOH official • “Isolated” incident; “cruel coincidence” – FL Gov. • “There’s no reason to think that this incident is anything other than what we have seen in the United States over recent years” – FL Lt. Gov. • “People should not go out of their way and do anything other than what they’re doing” – Sec of HHS

  9. Modeling official behavior • Ignorance • Arrogance • Hubris • Officials can cause “panic”

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