Emergent social cohesion for coping with community disruptions in disasters.

ABSTRACT: Social cohesion is an important determinant of community well-being, especially in times of distress such as disasters. This study investigates the phenomena of emergent social cohesion, which is characterized by abrupt, temporary and extensive social ties with the goal of sharing and receiving information regarding a particular event influencing a community. In the context of disasters, emergent social cohesion, enabled by social media usage, could play a significant role in improving the ability of communities to cope with disruptions in recent disasters. In this study, we employed a network reticulation framework to examine the underlying mechanisms influencing emergent social cohesion on social media while communities cope with disaster-induced disruptions. We analysed neighbourhood-ta

SUBMITTER: Fan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7115229 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature