Generic sources of disaster communities: a social network approach

Kirschenbaum, Alan

doi:10.1108/01443330410791073

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Generic sources of disaster communities: a social network approach

Kirschenbaum, Alan·2004·International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

DOI 10.1108/01443330410791073

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This paper utilizes the generic source of “community” to define a disaster community emphasizing disaster areas’ perceived boundaries and the social networks that fall within these boundaries. Three such “disaster communities” are proposed based on family‐kin, micro‐neighborhood, and macro‐neighborhood social networks. Utilizing an Israel national representative sample of (814) urban households residing in 150 municipalities, a set of hypotheses were tested regarding the impact of disaster communities on individual disaster preparedness behaviors. In general, more socially robust communities brought about greater levels of individual preparedness but with significant exceptions by type of preparedness. In addition, the predictive ability of such disaster communities on each preparedness component varied. Ethnic and educational composition of the networks had a negligible impact on disaster preparedness behaviors. Overall, the use of social network based disaster communities provides a sound theoretical and empirical foundation to study disaster behaviors.

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Authors: Kirschenbaum, A.
Affiliations: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (IL)
Corresponding author: Kirschenbaum, Alan
Venue: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
Publisher: Emerald
Published: 2004-10-01
Volume: 24
Issue: 10/11
Pages: 94-129
ISSN: 0144-333X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1108/01443330410791073
OpenAlex: W2022197768
Cited by: 96
References: 82
Citations by year: 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
FWCI: 5.07
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies (tdm)
Locations: International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
Social Sciences › Communication › Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Social Sciences › Transportation › Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
Keywords: disaster preparedness, social networks, community boundaries, social robustness, ethnic composition, urban households, Israel

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