The Persistence and Emergence of Social and Cultural Systems in Disasters

Form, William H.; Loomis, Charles; Clifford, Roy A.; Moore, Harry Estill; Nosow, Sigmund; Stone, Gregory P.; Westie, Charles M.

doi:10.2307/2088519

Cited by 38 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Sociologists have long constructed social theory by studying sociopolitical disjunctures and disasters (Collins 2004;Form et al 1956;Giddens 1997). Unsettled times provide important windows into the cultural grounding of human action, meaning, and relationships; issues that are latent in more settled times become more salient and discursive (Arnould, Price, and Moisio 2006;Collins 2010).…”

Section: Threat To Social Ordermentioning

confidence: 99%

Intracommunity Gifting at the Intersection of Contemporary Moral and Market Economies

Weinberger¹,

Wallendorf²

2011

Journal of Consumer Research

141

123

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Consumer research on gifting has primariiy focused on the interpersonai meanings and behavior patterns associated with dyadic giffs that are specifically given from one individuai to another and in which the centrai goai is interpersonal relationship maintenance. Yet we find another type of gifting when community members in one social position give to community members in another position in which the central goal is intracommunity, rather than interpersonai, relationship wori<. This ethnographic research detaiis the ritual practices, structural components, and meanings associated with intracommunity gifts employing the empirical context of the postKatrina New Orleans' community celebration of iVlardi Gras. Through this context, we detail how intracommunity gifting gives prominence to the iogics of the moral economy while still drawing from those of the market economy. Beyond this context, we use our conclusions about the intersection of the market and moral economies to understand contemporary ambivalence to corporate sponsorships of iocai community events.C onsumer research on gifting rituals has primarily focused on the personal meanings and bebaviors associated witb dyadic gifts, gifts tbat are specifically targeted from one person to another to maintain or deepen their exisdng relationship. Papers on dyadic gifdng have contributed substantially to consumer researcb by detailing the meanings and practices through which dyadic gifting rituals communicate and solidify intimate relationships (Belk 1976;

show abstract

Section: Threat To Social Ordermentioning

confidence: 99%

Intracommunity Gifting at the Intersection of Contemporary Moral and Market Economies

Weinberger¹,

Wallendorf²

2011

Journal of Consumer Research

141

123

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…They survive physical destruction and enable people and their communities to function under the most distressful conditions. (Form and Nosow 1958:10-11) Moore (1956) as well as Form et al (1956) modified Carr's (1932) sequence slightly, pointing out that even though the length of the disaster process varies based on individual and institutional involvement and characteristics of the disaster, every disaster will, at first, produce immobility among people in the area. Then "almost immediately after the impact of the destructive event" (Form et al 1956: 181) people recover from the immobility and "a period of intense activity quickly follows" (Moore 1956: 735).…”

Section: At the Theoretical Level Our Own Focus In The Emerging Fielmentioning

confidence: 99%

Communities in Disasters: Helpless or Helping?

Takazawa

Williams

2011

Perspect Global Dev Technol

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Development faces the challenge of an unexpected rise in disasters of all kinds. Prompted by two popular books about disasters (Klein 2007; Solnit 2009), we review the North American scholarly literature on disasters to answer three questions. Practically, how do local communities respond to disasters? Theoretically, what is the relationship between local social networks and disaster response/recovery? For policy, whom should we count on to carry this out? The primary finding is that communities, however devastated, are not helpless, but helping, and in particular stages. Outside social forces can help, but disregarding local networks and processes impedes disaster response/recovery.

show abstract

“…a series of events, linked one with another'. This view echoed prior (Gwin, 1930;Prince, 1920) and later (Form and Loomis, 1956;Fritz, 1961;Sorokin, 1968Sorokin, [1942) analyses of disaster, which also noted the adaptive capacities of persons and systems as well as the existence of positive out comes following a disaster. In short, social change appeared as a dependent variable of disaster.…”

Section: Looking For Social Change Finding Continuitymentioning

confidence: 66%

Continuity, social change and Katrina

Henry

2010

Disasters

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

For some time, disaster researchers have looked for social change and mostly found continuity. This paper argues that shifting the focus from investigating social change to documenting continuity may enhance the understanding and planning of post-disaster situations especially in industrialised societies like the United States. Drawing from qualitative data from post-Katrina New Orleans, it proposes using the concept of continuity as an analytical device both to identify the axes of continuity and evaluate the likelihood and possible dimensions of social change. The analysis of long-term recovery plans, along with field observations and interviews with evacuees, suggest that despite the well-documented emergence of conflict in post-Katrina New Orleans, the likelihood of social change appears limited.

show abstract

The Persistence and Emergence of Social and Cultural Systems in Disasters

Cited by 38 publications

References 0 publications

Intracommunity Gifting at the Intersection of Contemporary Moral and Market Economies

Intracommunity Gifting at the Intersection of Contemporary Moral and Market Economies

Communities in Disasters: Helpless or Helping?

Continuity, social change and Katrina

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About