Li-ju Jang

Natural Disasters

Effects of Cultural Factors on Resilience

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book discusses the relative contribution that
cultural factors, social support networks and
spirituality, have in facilitating resilience. To
date, the literature has concentrated on studies of
Western, individualist cultures, with relatively
little attention paid to collectivist cultures.
Significant differences in, for example, social
structures and interpretive mechanisms, suggest that
collectivist cultures must be studied separately if
a comprehensive model of disaster resilience is to
be developed. Taiwan, a collectivist culture, has a
long history of battling natural disasters such as
earthquakes and typhoons. On average, 4.8 natural
disasters strike the island every year. Repeated
exposure to disasters creates a natural laboratory
for disaster science. The concept of resilience is
of great importance to disaster studies and
management. Professionals who work with survivors
will need to understand what helps them to function
well during and after disasters, and how to
incorporate this knowledge into new practice
strategies that foster the survivors strengths and
resilience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9783639075526
• ISBN-10: 3639075528
• Artikelnr.: 25051334

Autorenporträt

Li-ju Jang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of
Medical Sociology and Social Work, Chung Shan Medical
University, Taichung, Taiwan. She holds a doctorate from
University of Denver in Social Work. Her interest areas are
human response to natural disaster, disaster resilience, and
posttraumatic growth.