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This 6 page paper discusses the notorious Chicago heat wave which lasted over a week and left many dead in its wake. This paper examines the social structure which allowed a vast number of elderly and other "unwanted" people in society to succumb to the tortures of this heatwave relatively unnoticed until it was too late. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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other natural disasters but doesnt receive nearly the attention. Klineberg points out the social fascination with all kinds of meteorlogical events, and ponders why heat waves receive so little
attention despite the fact that they kill more people than all the other meteorlogical events combined. Heat waves can be considered
a "quiet menace", and such was the case with the 1995 week-long heat wave which swept Chicago, and left hundreds dead in its wake. During this week temperatures and
humidity soared, reaching and breaking previously historic records. In his book, Klineberg examines the details of this phenomena, and delves into the circumstances of the Chicago incident specifically, in
an attempt to understand and reveal the real dangers of heat waves. Clearly, Klineberg is writing this book in order to
reveal the inherent relationship between such meteorlogical events and social conditions. According to Klineberg, it is impossible to separate the two, and he spends the length of his book
underscoring this very point. He believes it is important, in fact necessary, for society to internalize this reconceptualization, in order that we may understand our own contribution. In
other words, events such as the many deaths as a result of the Chicago heat wave would not occur if society was more aware of the sociological values which are
in place and deter response efforts. Additionally, according to Klineberg, this responsibility rests on the shoulders of all citizens, and it is up to us, as individuals, to all
internalize the sociological factors which contribute to such crisis. Klineberg applies the term "social isolation" to those affected by this phenomena.
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