A Bosnian Refugee Community's Hidden Capacity in Preparation for a Natural Disaster in the United States.

The aim of this study was to map out the internationally resettled Bosnian community's current capacity to overcome a natural disaster and identify the strengths and limitations for future community capacity building to increase disaster resilience. Thirty-three Bosnian refugees were interviewed to...

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Publicado en:Global Journal of Health Education & Promotion Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 53 - 72
Autores principales: Huaibo Xin, Karamehic-Muratovic, Ajlina, Cluphf, David
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Sagamore Publishing 2016
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          Huaibo Xin
          Karamehic-Muratovic, Ajlina
          Cluphf, David
        affil: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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          Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior
          Social Capital
          Natural Disasters
          Social Networking
          Communities
          Sociology
          Bosnians
          United States
          Grounded Theory
          Interview Guides
          Case Studies
          Qualitative Studies
          Thematic Analysis
          Content Analysis
          Study Design
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Snowball Sample
          Interviews
      ab: The aim of this study was to map out the internationally resettled Bosnian community's current capacity to overcome a natural disaster and identify the strengths and limitations for future community capacity building to increase disaster resilience. Thirty-three Bosnian refugees were interviewed to identify its community's capacity to respond to and recover from a natural disaster, including community social capital, institutional support, access to resources, economic development, and knowledge and coping. Data were analyzed thematically and theoretically. Four themes emerged: Bosnian community represents a home to its individuals, Bosnian community is a cohesive whole with empowered community outreach, Bosnian community is capable of responding to a natural disaster because of its individuals' aggregated coping skills learned from the war, and environment change affects the Bosnian community's capacity to respond to a natural disaster. The Bosnian community has a strong capacity for social networking, social cohesion, coping, and economic development needed in case of a natural disaster. Future endeavors should be focused on further strengthening the community's current capacity, expanding community links to social capital, and developing volunteer capacity.
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