Investigation of Social Based Cooperatives on Social Health of Female Headed Households

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the influence of participation in society-based cooperatives on social health of female households, which is an important factor in the life of these women. The statistical society of this research is all female headed households who have visited the Social Services Center of Region 3 of Tehran Municipality since early 2011. The participation of female headed households in group activities such as formation of cooperatives has shown strong effects on improving social health index. Among the indices of social health such as participation, integration and actualization, social acceptance is more matured indicating the influence of such activities on the growth of positive feeling on others and environment and it has an important role in developing the process of empowerment.

Social Vulnerability and Procedural Equity: Exploring the Distribution of Disaster Aid Across Counties in the United States

“…Hazards and disasters scholars have often focused on social characteristics and the distribution of individual forms of assistance, for example, identifying those characteristics rendering some individuals more successful in navigating bureaucratic channels to receive compensation for losses in disasters; these factors include language, social connectedness, financial resources, and familiarity and trust with local governance (Fotovvat, 2013;Ganapati, 2012;Rivera, 2017;Tierney, Lindell, & Perry, 2001). Such research continues to find that certain groups are excluded from formal aid programs.…”