Kai Erikson, who has died aged 94, was an authority on the sociology of disaster; christened “Professor Catastrophe of America” by the British press, he came to attention in this country for his work ...

Kai T. Erikson, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and American Studies, Emeritus at Yale, whose eloquent voice in defense of human communities changed the understanding of the way ...

A “mega catastrophe” is a disaster of almost unimaginable proportions. Think, for example, of 2004’s Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, making it one of ...

Welcome to the University of Delaware’s Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, where students explore human interaction and its effect on society. Our research and faculty are internationally ...