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  Structured questionnaire will be prepared for the collection of data from the respondents. The questionnaire would contain close-ended questions. The instrument will be divided into different parts like 1) personal profile of the respondents, 2) household profile; 3) Social impacts of flood 4) psychological impacts of flood 5) destruction of the people. Data Collection Data can be gathered with a structured questionnaire in three ways: by using a written questionnaire, by personal interview, and by telephone (kidder, nd p221). Data Analysis The data analysis in the research project is very much important. In applied research, data analysis and preparation of the final report are two sides of the same coin. (Rubin, 1983. P 379) Data will be analysed using an appropriate test statistics. Different statistical tests will be applied to test the hypothesis. Data will be presented, interpreted and summarized.       Delimitation The study will be delimited to: 1.       Rural a
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Methodology of Sociological and Psychological Effects of Flood on the flood effected families

  METHODOLOGY Nature of the Study This study will be survey type and Quantitive in nature. Population of the Study Population is a total aggregate of elements from where sample is selected on the basis of sampling technique and where researcher is interested to conduct research. The Population of the study will comprise of all affected families of the flood in Distract Charsadda. Sample and Sampling Procedure The sample can be different types, which will be chosen in a way that best serve the purpose of the study. One type of sample is purposive sampling, which Rubine (1983) explains thus, Purposive sampling is often used when a great deal of detailed data are required but when time and money permit only a limited number of population elements to be surveyed. In such instances, the researcher relies upon an existing social or psychological understanding of the problem as a basis for choosing the population elements for the sample. (P. 139)             Sample size for th
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Research Proposal on Sociological and Psychological Effects of Flood on the flood effected families

  OBJECTIVES Objectives of the study will be: ·          To examine the sociological and emotional impact of disaster on left behind family. ·          To examine the role of NGOs and International NGOs in the rehabilitation of the affected families. ·          To give policy recommendation for the proper rehabilitation of the affected families.     LITERATURE REVIEW Disaster has been defined by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction as cited in UNOCHA & IDMC, (2009) thus: A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. A disaster is a function of the risk process. It results from the combination of hazards, conditions of vulnerability and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce the potential negative consequences of risk. (p.6)             Flood is on
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A Case Study of July 2010 flood in District Charsadda

  STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Almost all of the people concentrate on the economic rehabilitation of the flood affected families and reconstruction of flood hit areas; however, these affected families face a number of social, economic and psychological problems as well, in the wake of flood, which greatly disturbed their lives and compel them to live abnormal lives. The study will be focused on the impacts of flood on the function of families and to know the social, economic and psychological problems of the families of flood affected area in Distract Charsadda.   SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY            The study will provide awareness about how Disaster effect the functions of family and will also provide awareness to the government about all the social, economic and psychological problems of families caused by natural calamities and disasters that adversely affect the formers directly as will as indirectly. The study will draw the attention of the government authorities and policy
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Sociological and Psychological Effects of Flood on the flood effected families

  INTRODUCTION Human history witnessed risks and disasters from beginning; however, these disasters were mainly natural in the past and little has been done due to human actions. In the course of time society took shift from its rudimentary form to the current state of advancement due to the rapid progress in science and technology, where man attempted to control the environment and to minimize his dependence on it as much as possible. Although in the modernist and post modernist society environment and nature have less impact on the human development due to large scale production through industrialization. Nevertheless nature has retained its influence over the world in one form or the other, which ultimately affect human and his society and hence man remain a baby-toy in the hand of nature. The natural disasters are due to the occurrence of natural hazards like flood, earthquakes, cyclones, volcano eruption, etc. that cause massive damage both men and materials ( Wisner et al (20
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