The Skills and Tools for Accomplishing Mitigation Are the Same

question 11

True/False

The skills and tools for accomplishing mitigation are the same as the operational,first-responder skills that often characterize emergency management professionals.

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Definitions:

Agency

The capacity of individuals to act independently and make their own free choices, countered by structures in society.

Semiotics of Materiality

The study of how material objects and their use communicate meanings and participate in symbolic systems within a culture.

Essentialist Sense

The belief that categories, especially concerning identity, have an intrinsic essence or set of characteristics inherent to them.

Actor-Network Theory

A theoretical and methodological approach in social science that views all entities in a network, whether human or nonhuman, as equally important in shaping social outcomes.