A study of post-disaster family strategy implemented based on disaster experiences

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25590108
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Sociology
Research Institution	Iwate University
Principal Investigator	TAKEMURA Sachiko 岩手大学, 人文社会科学部, 教授 (20203929)
Project Period (FY)	2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	家族戦略 / 東日本大震災 / 災間期 / 岩手 / 三陸 / 岩手県 / 三陸沿岸
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study examines the relationship between family strategy and regional recovery in Iwate Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster. I analyzed the life histories of 15 women living on the coast of Iwate Prefecture who had experienced some disasters, in order to disclose the family and regional resources that were spent effectually in order to enable the households to recover from the disaster. In addition to this fact-finding, I conducted a comparative study of the prevailing social conditions of the previous disaster( Sanriku Ootsunami ) with using the government data, census, and newspaper articles of the year 1933(Shouwa 8). This study proved that donations or condolence money generated post-disaster serves as a fund for the educational expenses and business requirements of the next generation.