The Seen and Unseen Traumas in Disasters and Crises

DeMond S. Miller () and Sotirios Chtouris ()
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DeMond S. Miller: Rowan University
Sotirios Chtouris: University of the Aegean, Department of Sociology

Chapter Chapter 3 in Disasters and the Politics of Trauma, 2026, pp 23-40 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter focuses on the role of trauma and its definition in disaster literature. The chapter also examines how disasters disrupt social structures, leading to loss, displacement, and a sense of community breakdown, further exacerbating the trauma. Disasters affect individuals and communities directly through exposure to the event and its consequences, and indirectly through the impact on their community. Unique to this discussion are the roles of politics, structural violence, and political narratives in perpetuating the impact of catastrophic events.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-19030-7_3

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