scholarly journals U.S. Arctic: Community Resilience, Cultural Continuity, and Well-Being in the Prevention of Suicide.

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. i19-i19
Author(s):  
J. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Community Resilience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Continuity

‘Buying her grave’: money, movement and AIDS in north-west Tanzania

Africa ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Gender Relations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Continuity ◽  
Dynamic Processes ◽  
Material Wealth ◽  
North West

Abstract‘Buying her grave’ is a highly condensed statement about the position of women, and of gender relations more generally, at the crux of dynamic processes of socio-cultural continuity among the Haya of north-west Tanzania. This article suggests that the grave, an essential site of focalisation, is undone by purchase, the quintessential act of disruption, dislocation and uncontrolled mobility. Men believe that women are ‘buying their graves’ (contracting AIDS) when they think they are ‘getting rich’ (finding material wealth through prostitution). To ‘buy a grave’ when you think you are ‘getting rich’ is not merely an ironic commentary on the terrible consequence of death for those who seek only their own gain. It is also a statement about the ways in which sweeping transformations in Haya economic and bodily conditions render impossible the very forms of death that allow the living to realise and perpetuate their own well-being.

Community resilience and the multiple levels of social change

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Daellenbach ◽  
Ciahn Dalgliesh-Waugh ◽  
Karen A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Meso Level ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
The Individual

Purpose This study aims to better understand the micro–meso–macro perspective in social marketing, through the examination of a transformative, primarily meso-level initiative aimed at developing more resilient communities in the face of disaster. Design/methodology/approach Research was oriented around two cases of community resilience planning. Relevant documents were reviewed, and a series of semi-structured interviews with the manager and advisors in an emergency management office were conducted, followed by in-depth interviews with 15 individual community participants. Findings The findings suggest a multilevel (micro–meso–macro) model of social change, incorporating fluid and interactive movement between the levels. In the context examined, community leaders were initially motivated to be involved due to their role, sense of altruism and curiosity. Their motivation to continue was encouraged, as misconceptions around emergency response were addressed and the value of community connections was highlighted. As planning progressed, greater involvement and empowerment resulted. Research limitations/implications This study is limited in its focus on two communities, and the context of emergency preparation and response. However, it contributes insights into a leading initiative designed to help build community resilience and insights into a micro–meso–macro perspective of social change. Practical implications The study also suggests that social marketers, when implementing a meso-level initiative, will benefit from considering multiple levels, seeking the involvement and cooperation of meso-level leaders which will help facilitate downstream change. Originality/value Contributing to the discussion of the micro–meso–macro levels of social marketing, this research examines disaster preparation and response – a context not frequently examined in social marketing. Findings suggest that interactive, multi-level thinking, especially considering the individual implementers of meso-level change as a “target market”, will benefit social well-being initiatives.

scholarly journals Thoughts on Public Space and Flourishing during COVID-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 249-254
Author(s):  
Setha Low
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Continuity ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Exposure Risk ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Informal Work ◽  
Health And Well Being

Public space offers the places, circuits and networks used for contact with the diverse people and different activities that make up our social and psychological world. There is 35 years of ethnographic research evidence that public space is a major contributor to a flourishing society by promoting social justice and democratic practices, informal work and social capital, play and recreation, cultural continuity and social cohesion, as well as health and well-being. During this COVID-19 pandemic, however, we are experiencing a shrinking sense of this world and the resulting isolation tears at the fabric of our lives and exposes how dependent we are on one another for well-being and happiness. At the same time the pandemic highlights the socioeconomic basis of disease vulnerability and exposure risk. Expanding the use of streets, parks and open spaces can help to reinstitute the kinds of connections and relationships that underpin a flourishing society but only if a social justice agenda is kept in mind.

scholarly journals Social Capital and Disaster Resilience in the Ninth Ward

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9(3)) ◽  
pp. 400-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Capital Social ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Combat Climate Change ◽  
Bounce Back

The conventional wisdom in disaster management is that communities exhibiting social capital are more likely to bounce back after disaster. This paper examines the link between social capital and resilience to disasters and climate change through an examination of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood before and after Hurricane Katrina. Using archives and interviews to examine the neighborhood’s recovery, the paper finds evidence for the existence of social capital and the properties of community resilience in the Lower Ninth Ward before the storm. Social capital and resilience proved to be fragile because the neighborhood was particularly vulnerable and lacked political power. Attempts to use social capital and community resilience alone as part of a strategy to combat climate change should take into account older notions of vulnerability and political power as important ingredients in community well-being. Este artículo analiza la relación entre capital social y resiliencia ante los desastres y ante el cambio climático a través de una observación del barrio de Lower Ninth Ward de Nueva Orleans antes y después del huracán Katrina. Utilizando archivos y entrevistas para examinar la recuperación de esa área, el artículo encuentra pruebas de que ya antes del huracán había capital social y las cualidades propias de la resiliencia comunitaria en el Lower Ninth Ward. El capital social y la resiliencia resultaron ser frágiles porque el barrio era especialmente vulnerable y carecía de poder político. Los intentos de utilizar el capital social y la resiliencia comunitaria como parte de la estrategia para combatir el cambio climático deberían fijarse en nociones más antiguas de vulnerabilidad y de poder político como ingredientes importantes para el bienestar comunitario.

scholarly journals Formation of Farming Community Resilience Models for Sustainable Agricultural Development at the Mining Neighborhood in Southeast Sulawesi Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 878
Author(s):  
Iskandar Zainuddin Rela ◽  
Muhammad Zamrun Firihu ◽  
Abd Hair Awang ◽  
Marsuki Iswandi ◽  
Jalaluddin Abdul Malek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Business Entities

Although the exploration of mineral resources and industry can promote economic development, it can also threaten the resilience and well-being of the environment, health, ecosystems, and the comfort of surrounding communities. Therefore, business entities, through corporate social responsibility (CSR) or other activities, can function to balance negative impacts and strengthen sustainable development that can increase the resilience and welfare of the surrounding community. This study aims to develop a resilience model of the local farming community resilience (FCR), which supports the sustainability of agricultural development. The research will be carried out in a community in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. This study measures the resilience of the farmers’ community. To obtain models and instruments that are valid and reliable, the instrument is tested on 295 respondents in 10 villages adjacent to the nickel mining industry using the Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). Out of the 17 items, five dimensions (e.g., economic, social capital, environmental, community competence, and information and communication) are proposed to measure the FCR. Thus, this work presents a complete scale development and can provide policies for governments, particularly in Indonesia. Moreover, the FCR scale might be utilized by different entities (e.g., NGOs, open experts and social group media) to determine the view of genuine clients regarding the association’s CSR execution.

scholarly journals Empathic Design in Engineering Education and Practice: An Approach for Achieving Inclusive and Effective Community Resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 4060
Author(s):  
Saleh Afroogh ◽  
Amir Esmalian ◽  
Jonan Donaldson ◽  
Ali Mostafavi
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Empathic Design ◽  
Effective Community ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Current Engineering

In this paper, we argue that an inclusive and effective community resilience approach requires empathy as a missing component in the current engineering education and practice. An inclusive and effective community resilience approach needs to be human-centric, individual- and communal-sensitive, justice-oriented, and values-based consistent. In this paper, we argue that three kinds of empathy, namely cognitive, affective, and conative, play a central role in creating and sustaining an inclusive and effective approach to community resilience. Finally, we discuss empathetic education through learning theories and analytics skills to cultivate empathy in engineering education. Cultivating empathy in engineering education could help advance the impact and contribution of engineering to well-being.

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