Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital
A Study of the 500-Year Flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Social Psychology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Kevin F. Adler | ISBN: | 9780761864677 |
| Publisher: | UPA | Publication: | April 3, 2015 |
| Imprint: | UPA | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kevin F. Adler |
| ISBN: | 9780761864677 |
| Publisher: | UPA |
| Publication: | April 3, 2015 |
| Imprint: | UPA |
| Language: | English |
Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital examines the vastly under-explored link between natural disasters and social capital in regards to the unprecedented June 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In-depth qualitative interviews with flood victims and key informants in Cedar Rapids reveal that a resident’s perception of social capital after a natural disaster is shaped by their vulnerabilities and social mobility, which vary substantially and need to be understood contextually. This book, in highlighting the enormous impact of one disaster in a mid-sized Midwestern city, offers a framework for a new theory for why social capital shifts in societies from one generation to another: the transformative impact of shared traumas.
Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital examines the vastly under-explored link between natural disasters and social capital in regards to the unprecedented June 2008 flood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In-depth qualitative interviews with flood victims and key informants in Cedar Rapids reveal that a resident’s perception of social capital after a natural disaster is shaped by their vulnerabilities and social mobility, which vary substantially and need to be understood contextually. This book, in highlighting the enormous impact of one disaster in a mid-sized Midwestern city, offers a framework for a new theory for why social capital shifts in societies from one generation to another: the transformative impact of shared traumas.
