Under Pressure: Social Capital and Trust in Government After Natural Disasters

dc.contributor.advisorElliott, James Ren_US
dc.creatorPriest, Anthony Alexanderen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-11T19:17:38Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-10-11T19:17:38Zen_US
dc.date.created2021-08en_US
dc.date.issued2021-06-03en_US
dc.date.submittedAugust 2021en_US
dc.date.updated2022-10-11T19:17:38Zen_US
dc.description.abstractIn response to increasing threats from natural disasters, social scientists and disaster managers have conceptualized social capital, the social and physical resources inherent within social relationships, as a fundamental building block for community resilience. However, this line of research often overlooks the complex ways in which different forms of social capital (bonding, bridging, and linking) can operate during and after a disaster. Although bonding social ties to family, friends, and close neighbors can help households weather a natural disaster, these same connections can also extend a household’s indirect exposure. Utilizing two restricted access data sets gathered in Houston, Texas during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, this study investigates the frequency with which households are exposed to the impacts of disaster not only directly but also indirectly, through their bonding social networks, and how that extended exposure can in turn influence trust in local, state, and federal government – key sources of linking capital during disaster recovery. Results show that households experience indirect impacts pervasively through their close social ties and that these indirect impacts correlate significantly with lower trust in government at all levels, net of direct impacts and other statistical controls. Implications for a more nuanced approach to social capital in disaster research and planning are discussed.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationPriest, Anthony Alexander. "Under Pressure: Social Capital and Trust in Government After Natural Disasters." (2021) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/113686">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/113686</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/113686en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectSocial Capitalen_US
dc.subjectTrusten_US
dc.subjectIndirect Impactsen_US
dc.subjectGovernmenten_US
dc.titleUnder Pressure: Social Capital and Trust in Government After Natural Disastersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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