INFORMATION SEEKING DURING A NATIONAL CRISIS

Abstract

This report summarizes the findings of two studies based on personal interviews conducted in Detroit, Michigan, In February, 1964. The purpose of the first study was to determine whether or not the Office of Civil Defense should consider setting up a special communication campaign directed at persons who contact civil-defense agencies during periods of national crisis. The second study was concerned with the communication habits of several subaudiences the Office of Civil Defense may wish to reach in special communication campaigns.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0812102

Entities

People

  • George B. Robeck
  • Robert Van Dam
  • Verling C. Troldahl

Organizations

  • Michigan State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Rights
  • Crime
  • Education
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Families (Human)
  • Human Behavior
  • Mass Media
  • Newspapers
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Probability
  • Sampling
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Economics
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.