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Dr. Norman Horn on Contagious Violence
“We’re seeing the overreaction to the pandemic spilling over to other parts of life,” says Norman Horn, founder of the Libertarian Christian Institute. Dr. Horn goes on to explain how institutional coercion spills onto the streets in the form of riots. “Just because we agree that there are structural problems does not mean that we should burn the city down.” Is capitalism to be blamed for the injustices in our system? Dr. Horn partially agrees and argues that we need to resist government collusion with private companies. He warns that usage of violence will backfire with enormous effect. Can one be both Christian and Libertarian? Can one celebrate both liberty and jubilee? Listen to the full episode to find out.
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UNM and UA-UNM work to address impact of COVID-19 on faculty
The UNM administration and UA UNM have been addressing the impact of COVID-19 on faculty through a variety of policy and process changes.
Advance at UNM has compiled the changes related to milestone evaluations below, including the opt-out tenure extension for faculty who started before January 2021, and the flexibility faculty have to document the pandemic’s impact on their work. We’ve also included information on how Student Evaluations of Teaching for spring 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021 are optional.
Pandemic Changes to Milestone Reviews.Aug 10 2021
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Doctor’s Note: Coronavirus and the toll on mental health
Personal coping strategies and investment in mental health infrastructure is needed to help us through the pandemic.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people around the world with ill mental health was staggering.
According to the latest estimates, close to one billion people have a mental disorder such as depression or anxiety.
With the continuing pandemic, and the health and economic consequences becoming increasingly apparent, concern for our mental health, both now and in the future, is growing.
Fear and anxiety have increased
Although we do not yet have a complete picture of how the pandemic has affected people’s mental health, and indeed this picture will change over time, it is clear that the impact is widespread.
As the infection spread throughout the world, so did fear – of being infected or becoming ill ourselves, and of seeing family and friends affected.
Anxiety levels have gone up too as our daily routines changed substantially, as we tried to balance our work lives with home-schooling, and as our access to care for other health conditions became more difficult. This is to say nothing of the isolation felt by people living alone or without regular contact with their usual networks.
As the months have gone on, and many of us have been able to return to some semblance of a normal life, some of the initial worry and anxiety has eased. But this is by no means universal and questions remain: When will this be over? Will I be able to keep my job? If I lose my job, will I be able to find another?
What we can do to protect our mental health
We know that a hug cannot be replaced by hours of video conferencing. Physical contact is essential for human beings. But we are in the unique and unprecedented position of having to sacrifice some of the things we would typically do to stay safe.
Fortunately, there is much that we can do to protect our mental health during these uncertain times.
1. Have a routine: Keep up with daily routines as much as possible, or make new ones. Get up and go to bed at similar times every day. Keep up with personal hygiene. Eat healthy meals at regular times. Exercise regularly. Allocate time for working and time for resting and make time for doing things you enjoy.
2. Stay in touch: Social contact is important. Keep in regular contact with people close to you by telephone and online channels if you cannot see them in person. Even if it is just talking to a neighbour over the fence or across the balcony, the social contact can help you stay connected to the people around you and feel part of a community. Help or support others in your community, too, if you can.
3. Avoid alcohol and drugs: Limit the amount of alcohol you drink or do not drink alcohol at all. Do not start drinking alcohol if you have not done so before. Avoid using alcohol and drugs as a way of dealing with fear, anxiety, boredom and social isolation.
4. Minimise newsfeeds and screen time: Stay informed about what is happening, but restrict the amount of time you spend checking on the latest news if it makes you feel anxious. Check in once or twice a day. Be aware of how much time you spend in front of a screen every day. Make sure that you take regular breaks from on-screen activities. Use your social media accounts to promote positive and hopeful stories and correct misinformation wherever you see it.
5. Reach out when you need help: Talk to someone you trust. If you feel overwhelmed with sadness or anxiety, seek professional help.
More investment needed
On average, governments spend less than 2 percent of their health budgets on mental health. This is not enough.
Relatively few people around the world have access to quality mental health services. In low- and middle-income countries, more than 75 percent of people with mental health conditions receive no treatment for their condition at all. The serious gaps that still exist in mental healthcare are a result of chronic under-investment over many decades in mental health promotion, prevention and care.
Now is the time to redress the balance and scale up investment in mental health, at all levels. Our futures depend on it.
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The start of the pandemic was shocking for me as was standing in front of the very essential level up of my life - I was applying to higher education. Let me begin with something good. I had already reviewed my IELTS certification on March 6, before everywhere was closed for quarantine starting from March 15, 2020. That was the only achievement that got me into an American university. But what about finishing compulsory education? The quality of education is seriously dropped, and many of us missed our additional lessons for preparation because walking outside while quarantine costed rocket high. One of the pity things for me was that I and all of my friends couldn't have the graduation ceremony and party that we expected to be unforgettable memories. Overall, no high school or lyceum graduate couldn't experience it in Uzbekistan. Whenever we visit our school or lyceum in May for graduation ceremonies and look at graduates we feel like: "Yeah, they're having it". The worst feeling ever. We are seven in my family. My grandparents are over 80 and my parents are also quite old. I have a brother and a sister who are schoolers. Covid hit us significantly as we experienced it multiple times during the period. My father had a very severe type. He managed to get well at home because we were sure there weren't enough places at Covid treating centers. After him, I. High temperatures were a real burden for me and antibiotics were too difficult to come over for my stomach. However, thank God, other members of the family felt Covid like simple flu and just several doses of treatment immediately got them on their feet. One of the bitter truths about the family I realized during the pandemic is that too much family time is harmful to the inter-family relationship. I wanted to run away somehow. At the times when everyone worked and studied far from home, at the end of the day we enjoyed the family gathering as we missed each other. But in quarantine, we were fed up with each other. One interesting fact, the number of divorces increased during the quarantine in my country. I live in the countryside, almost 2 hours from the city center and during the pandemic our town became dead. Not a single body was outside, most of the shops were closed, and the hospital which is at the end of our street was supervised by military forces. Every 2-3 hours there were military cars along the street informing us not to go out at certain hours of the day and how to take measures and behave while we are outside. It was scary that it felt like a commendation regime in war periods. I was seventeen and this environment caused me to experience severe depression without any hope for my bright future and online lessons caused my eyes side to drop, and gave me early back, and heart pains. It felt like my body got older by 10 years but in front of my eyes, time barely passed. About after 6 months, when quarantine rules pretty eased down and we were finally allowed to visit the university, I felt some significant changes in my receptor organs - my tongue and nose. Things start to taste differently and smells just turned off. I was eating food like from another planet and for additional five or six months, I missed the real taste of meat and fried potatoes. Still, I start recognizing the smell two or three times slower than normal people, and eggs, greens, and cucumbers still taste different than it was before the pandemic. Starting face-to-face studies and communication with peers was very precious for me. However, there were sad stories too. Two of my peers who had been accepted to Japanese and Korean universities couldn't get there due to quarantine in both countries. Moreover, some girls told me that they lost loved ones and even family members during the pandemic. After, hearing them I felt grateful for all I have almost haven't changed during the pandemic. Bonus sad story by me: my family won the Green Card DV-2020 program but due to quarantine our visas expired. Now, everything we spent getting into the US is just burned, nothing left. Yes, now everything is just passed away and all we have now is mostly memories and unforgettable life lessons. So, what I learned from the pandemic is very precious to me. Firstly, I started to appreciate the freedom that is given to me and learned to experience more gratefulness. It wasn't all about the feelings, too. My hard skills also improved even though I have learned them online. That might be too much, so let me conclude. The world is not sure if Covid-19 is just spread by bats or if it was an unfinished biological weapon, one thing is obvious we are just killing ourselves and slowing down our evolution. Curiosity kills the cat, I hope we won't appear in the place of that cat again.
As the pandemic's shroud fell over the U.S. in mid-March 2020, my wife just fortuitously enough happened to have started a new exercise program online – something called “Peloton”. With the “stay at home” orders and much more coming into effect, and a lot of our work/school immediately going virtual, working out at home all of a sudden became a real family activity. The pandemic accelerated our entire family participating in these Peloton online workouts, with all of us regularly doing yoga – driving a significant interest in health & wellness from our 11 year old boy/girl twins. We exercised so frequently that my children started clamoring to purchase the Peloton Bike – with its rather massive cost, my wife suggested that the children put together a Powerpoint presentation/business case, outlining the ROI of purchasing such an item. Unbeknownst to them, we had already purchased one – but their presentation sealed the deal! The skill of performing online research, putting together slides and (most terrifyingly for my daughter) having to present to her father made for a great experience for all. Much of our kids' research was conducted on laptops that they had to purchase as virtual schooling started. In the early days of the pandemic, I decided that the family would need a non-stop stream of entertainment, and moreover found that there was a treasure trove of items online, so quickly became my family's “Arts & Culture” Department. I scoured the Net for activities that the family could partake in, while exposing them to the performing arts. We started with a screening of the original Broadway musical “CATS” (Andrew Lloyd Webber version) which my kids weren't too fond of. I then found a performance of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, as my kids had never seen/heard a classical music concert before. Our daughter is fond of singing, so we enrolled her in a virtual Met Opera camp - and wound up watching 1 or 2 Met Opera performances. In-general, I did anything to expose the kids to various forms of the arts, while also being somewhat entertaining and rather different from the usual “NetFlix/movie night” that many fell into. This worked for quite some time – though not without consternation from my kids, who began to tire of the random series of events I'd have planned for us to experience (all of which I would then donate to online – as these artists would be posting their work online gratis since all live performances were cancelled). My wife played along to my whole shtick and served as a cheerleader. We also realized that technology had changed the paradigm for summer camps– we had no need to only look at Dallas-based camps for our kids, my wife told me. And that's all she needed to say. Beyond the Met Opera camp (which was based out of NYC), our son participated in a basketball camp with the NBA's Orlando Magic, having assistant coaches in Florida berate him over Zoom as he did pushups in our driveway at 6am! My daughter learned all types of arts & crafts from curio store vendors in San Francisco. My niece started a virtual cooking class from her home in New Jersey that our kids participated in. The highlight for me personally was when my wife & I joined a group of folks on Facebook Live to follow a Parisian baker – on Bastille Day – as she (and we) made corn brioche. As all this was occurring, I remained locked-down in our closet – literally! My days of travelling around the U.S. for work had stopped, and our master bath closet was the only place I could work where I wouldn't disrupt my virtual schooling kids, or my physician wife (who was now big into telemed in the home office). I realized the power of the Internet when I posted a picture on LinkedIn of working from my closet (using our ironing table as a desk and my sock drawer as my laptop area) which elicited over 10,000 views. Plato famously stated that “Necessity is the mother of invention” – and since we had to stay indoors, we worked to dramatically reinvent ourselves – with technology. From virtual exercising to arts & culture to global experiences to working from the closet – the pandemic for us has led to a greater familial happiness and togetherness that we didn't have pre-COVID. To underline this, our daughter told us her birthday (in Apr 2020) was the “best birthday ever”. How did we accomplish this, you ask, in the midst of a global pandemic and pre-vaccine availability? With technology! Sure, my wife & I had decorated the house – but we also coordinated 3 Zoom meetings with family, that totaled nearly 200 attendees from 5 countries. She also spent her birthday on rotating FaceTime/Houseparty calls with a series of friends, getting 1:1 time with each. So much has been written about the negative impacts of technology (especially over the past 12-18 months) – but as you can see from our family's experiences, there are a myriad of ways that technology can bring happiness, even in such an uncertain time.
It was a very long groundhog day. It all started in March when schools, courses, play stations, cinemas and all possible places where everyone could get infected began to closing up. The school hadn't worked for a month. These economic crises have been continuing for now. Some branches were opened off the record. Mostly, computer clubs or bars were running themselves unofficially. To be clear, anyone who had offline business couldn't have made a lot of money.Before pandemic our city was quite polluted because of contaminated air.And my friend's friend recommended to buy masks to filter the air.Even though it did not help a lot,I bought 60 masks for 2100 Kyrgyz soms.Half of it was black and the other half was white.Then one mask costed 35 soms.In period of pandemic I sold some of masks for really high price.It was one of the safest masks for breathing.I gave masks to the store which is in our yard.By the way store owners were my neighbors.So,I offered them this idea and we made a deal.One mask costed 500 soms and you could use it for a month.So masks were sold out.It was really good idea and I embodied it.I don't know why I did this because I didn't need money.I didn't even spend this money.I think it was not even to make money,but simply to implement the cool idea.Once we tired to sit at home and went to walk.And we were shocked that there was no one in the street.Fresh air like in mountains,trees were much greener and livelier than before quarantine because no cars were being driven,so no traffic jams and unclean gases which cars produced.After this,you begin to appreciate nature and become more friendly to the environment.Also we had curfew after 8pm.To be out,after curfew without permission was to risk punishment.In the summer 2020,I got sick of Corona virus.I'd been ill for three days.Firstly,you feel weakness but everybody have different types of symptoms.It seems to me that after the Corona virus,everyone became weak and lazy and began to forget all events.Perhaps,these“everyone”were my grandparents.They started getting older.I visited them everyday,so I noticed it then.But in general,in my family no one had been sick with the virus for a long time.Then school started.This was the moment where very groundhog day started.My school was online, and it was quite bad.I studied at usual public school.I was in 8th grade.First of all,I thought that we are going to study on zoom with cameras,but most of lessons were on Whats App.Most of the teachers just sent video tutorials for a topic of lesson and sent exercises.So they didn't teach us.Some teachers didn't even answer to my questions.All we needed to do was register ourselves.So everybody liked doing nothing.That's why I decided to change my school.It was quite easy to study for me so at the end of 8th grade,I finished it with excellent marks.To be honest,I sometimes cheated.So,the first rule is to learn by yourself and not to wait until someone forces you.At winter I bought one game and played it for whole winter and spring.Cinemas and all possible branches began to be open.Of course, they had been closed and opened for many times,but by the summer everything was open.Every week something new came out,I mean movies,games and serials.After sitting at home and not doing absolutely any sports,I got hypodynamia.After taking two-weeks of massage therapy at 8 am on the other side of town,I started to exercise frequently and became healthier.Everyday was alike.A looped day is like in which you wake up and try to do something interesting and looking for something to occupy yourself with.It was very boring at home so I tried to do everything.Everyday I walked and rode a bike.I replayed all my video games,board games,started to learn math,all school objects and read all books.I could do all stuff and hobbies that I couldn't do before quarantine.One year of sitting at home gave me more opportunities and free time to build a plan or think about future but I didn't do anything. I just lied on bed,watched YouTube,played games and did some useless things.It's hard to control your will or future because there is a lot of temptations in life which divert you from your goals and aims.Only strong people can upgrade themselves and fight with laziness.So laziness is killer of your aims.To be honest,I won my laziness at the end of spring 2021.Also my eye vision became very bad to end of the year.To cap it up,results of pandemic had been bad.But there were also many good sides.I think it was a break or pause to think and do what you couldn't do before.It was challenge for people, everyone perceived it differently.Relationships between loved ones got improved.Personally,I began to communicate more with relatives.During this time,some people slowed down and became lazier.Everyone has spent this pandemic in their own way,fun or sad,productive or useless.As if the time had stopped for the humanity,to look back at their mistakes,to slow down and to understand the main value of life.
Do you know why I wanted to write about this topic? There is nothing in the world like the smell of hot bread made from natural wheat flour and baked in a hot “tandir” (Uzbeks bake bread in a special oven made of clay)! Especially if this bread is covered with the loving hands of your loving mother! This process may seem simple to you, but the smell of hot bread has become unforgettable for me due to one incident… Beautiful spring. However, due to the quarantine caused by the spread of the coronavirus, no crows are seen on the streets. My family (me, my husband and my little daughter) and I live in a rented apartment in one of the city's apartment buildings. The reason for the pandemic is that we almost never go out of the house. We only go out when we need to (usually my husband does). In the apartment across from us lived an old Korean woman (she spoke to us in Russian). He took his dog Niki for a walk every morning and evening. My daughter loved playing with Niki. The old woman lived alone. From time to time the old woman would come to see her sister, who was standing a stop away. I used to hang a bowl next door to my neighbor while I was cooking delicious meal. We did not leave the house due to quarantine. Of course, we barely met our neighbor's lonely old woman. One day my daughter Malika and I opened the door to go outside to pick up trash. The door to the apartment across the street (the old woman's house next door) is open. I was surprised. The lonely old woman would never leave the door open. At the sound of our footsteps, Niki looks out the door with sad eyes. When he saw us, he jumped out of the door and started walking around us. I thought Nicki was happy to see Malika. But for some reason Niki began to lead me to the open door, biting my anxious skirt. I was really scared to go into my neighbor's house. At that moment, a thousand thoughts crossed my mind. Then I gathered my thoughts and decided to go home. As far as I can see, the poor old woman is exhausted and helpless. Looks like she haven't tasted meal in a long time. We immediately called the doctors. At first we thought the old woman had a coronavirus. Fortunately, he was not diagnosed with the disease. She had high blood pressure, dizziness, and fatigue. He left the door open so that no one would know when I died. We also admired Niki's intelligence and dedication. Without him, his master would have died. We often took out food for the old woman, and for Nikki as well. Soon the old woman recovered. One day the old woman said to me, "Dilya (that's what she called me), if you go to your village, bring me a loaf of hot bread baked in the tandir, and I want to smell the hot bread". I said with pleasure, "When I go to my village, I will bring you hot bread". Days passed, and the air became hotter and hotter. When you go outside, it burns like a hot oven. It was the arrival of summer. At this point, you want go to cool places and relax around the eastern stream. Fortunately, quarantine restrictions in Uzbekistan have been eased. Now it's time to go to our hometown. We were very happy with that. On my way to the village, I was overjoyed to be able to bring hot bread to my neighbor. We had a pleasant weekend in the village. My husband was called to work because the quarantine restrictions were relaxed. I immediately went down to bake hot bread. I hurried to town, hugging two loaves of hot bread. As I went, I imagined how happy she would be to give the hot bread to the old woman next door. Little did I know that we had come a long way with such thoughts. Here we are at our destination. As soon as I got out of the car, I saw people gathered in front of our house, and something stuck in my throat ... In the morning, the old woman died. Sorry, I didn't make it ... I burned myself, but to no avail ... Since then, when I smell the hot bread that has just come out of the oven, my heart becomes strange ...
My first reaction to the pandemic on March 12, 2020--after securing toilet paper and hand sanitizer--was to help my family and the nonprofits I was working with weather the storm. “It's only for two weeks,” everyone said. “It's going to be so much longer than that,” I said. “And, the effects will last for years.” Turns out, the pandemic itself was going to last for years. By nature, I'm a planner. I like to have a strategy. Even if crazy things happen, if you have a plan, you can pivot. The early days of the pandemic drove me to my computer. I made lists. I'm a big list-maker. I already had a solid plan in place for the nonprofits before the pandemic hit, so I wasn't worried about that. If they stayed the course and remained proactive, they would be fine. Becoming reactive would have been a disaster. At home, my parents had recently moved in with me after selling their house. They have never been worriers or list makers or planners. While my kitchen pantry upstairs was prepped with at least two weeks of food that we could survive on, theirs was bare. Up until COVID-19, my prepping was in anticipation of a blizzard or power outage, not a global pandemic. Did my parents have canned goods? No. They picked up fast food or did take out every day for nearly every meal. Did they have a supply of toilet paper and paper towels? No. Were they worried? No. I was. At my computer, I had lists of what we needed to do to get ahead of this crisis. I had never pre-ordered and picked up groceries before but in our new contactless world, it was heaven-sent. Of course, I went right to Amazon to order masks, gloves, disinfectant, and later, when I became really COVID-savvy, a digital, no contact thermometer and a pulse oximeter. And then, the world froze. No one was going in to work anymore. The stores were empty and the shelves were bare. I no longer had to think of excuses to get out of my over-committed weekends. Suddenly, there were no plans. I had everything I needed. My lovable dog, Toby, was by my side every day. I saw my masked niece and family in socially distanced gatherings from ten feet away in driveways and on decks. My friends and I Zoomed. My neighbors group texted and did porch drop-offs of freshly baked bread and goodies. I signed up for online yoga, painting classes, interesting virtual tours of fascinating places in the world, read books, cleaned my house, and watched YouTube videos on how to cut my own hair, which was not my best idea. I used to cherish days when I didn't have to drive to work, saving me sometimes two or more hours of commute time. I always wondered what I would do with extra time. Would I exercise and eat right? (The answer to that is a resounding “no”.) Writing has always been something I've enjoyed. Sometimes, if something bad happened in my life, I would imagine a story inspired by the true events. Only, I'd make it twisty. If someone was a jerk to me, well a character inspired by that person might find themselves killed off in the story, involved in a ridiculous crime, or on the receiving end of sweet karma. Or I would see something happen in real life--maybe a near-miss car accident, or someone buying a winning lottery ticket after they changed places in line, or a stray cat whose eyes told me that he had an interesting story--and I would imagine and wonder “what would happen if” and then I'd write a story about it. I never did anything with the stories and most times they went unfinished. Just the act of writing was therapeutic. I'd always said that if I had the time, I would write. Not just for work, but for fun. Write just for me. Suddenly, the pandemic gave me time--all the time in the world. I was out of excuses. So I started to write. I found a short story contest to enter. Normally, I'm a pretty competitive person. I like to win. But in this case, I was well aware that I was a novice. Knowing this was my first try, I didn't have my usual high expectations or hopes of winning. I was looking at it as a learning experience. I would see if there was any feedback--if they said, “Don't give up your day job” or “Nice effort, try again.” And then came the phone call. My story was chosen for publication in an anthology. It didn't win one of the cash prizes or earn a judges' award, but that was alright. I was going to be a published author! I know I will continue working in the nonprofit field because, after thirty years, it's part of who I am. But now, part of me is an author too. I have a plan. I can see myself, in my retirement years, sitting at my antique desk in front of a big window overlooking the ocean or a tranquil lake with a beautiful sunset in the distance writing--who knows maybe even finishing a book. But I'll be doing the thing I didn't know I could do until the world temporarily closed.
3/8/20 Picked up by M at Bathgate train station, just a few past Edinburgh proper. We didn't have time to linger sadly- barely made our connection as it was. Hoping to have time to take a break from the communal living situ and get a ride back to the station for a weekend in the city. I'm speaking for J here mainly as I think I'll be just fine in the caravan learning about herbs from a witch/forager/herbalist, her Hungarian ex husband the distiller and her current boyfriend the mushroom grower.Vibe on the train: tense. 3/11/20 ½ of the people who signed up for the foraging walk didn't show. No rain, sunny, not too windy. Perfect The water was cold and there was a crack in my borrowed wellies (meant to buy a pair in London) so the north sea trickled in, soaking my only pair of wool socks. Which is a shame - I need them at night as the caravan has a few leaks of its own. The people who did show up were eager learners and knew many plants we found along the walk to the sea. Afterwards we stopped at a cafe for a warm lunch and I tried to dry my sock under the hand dryer in the bathroom. 3/19/20 Woke to the sound of the side of the van being pelted with rocks and the urge to pee. We were up late as M set up the projector and went through a lecture she gave on lichen, and we drank homemade elderflower wine in large glasses. The cat stared at us through the window while we put on our boots and said goodnight, demanding food or attention or both, not sure which, and even as a professional house sitter, I'm afraid to get it wrong with this one. I'm writing this by headlamp at the business end of the caravan. J was her usual thoughtful and foresightful self and procured a makeshift bedpan from the main house. 3/21/20 The door to the caravan iced over from horizontal rain. I climbed out the window to chip around the lock to get J out. I emptied the bedpan, washed up and made coffee for everybody although the house is dead quiet. The ancient cat is up with me so I feed her wet food and crack the surface of her water bowl. We head to the Edinburgh Royal Botanical Garden for a class called “Seaweedopedia”. The woman who runs the events tells us about the washing protocol in a tiny voice. Every dish has to be washed before use, even if it's in the drying rack. The tables and chairs need to be sprayed and wiped. The class goes without a hitch and I feel like a seaweed expert already. It starts to rain as I'm packing up the van. I watch M's concerned face as the tiny woman whispers up to her. Once on the highway M tells me that we just participated in the last class at the Royal Botanical until further notice. 3/26/20 We watch panic buying videos and go to Ikea to stock up on coffee. The parking lot is lined with myrtle berries, so we fill up a bag. We plant dozens of seeds in tiny pots that sit under glass on M's office window sill, and clear the polytunnels. The hungarian delights in reading American news to us at breakfast, showing us videos of stupid politicians saying stupid things. They read numbers to us while we clean up. The government tells us we can't go anywhere, can't see anybody. We find that the wifi reaches the caravan, and we spend more time there working and reading from the pile of foraging books M pulled for me from her huge library. Books about mushrooms and antibiotics and ecology and how to read water. At night the projector comes out and with it the elderflower wine to accompany the lectures on mushrooms and how to identify hemlock. 4/17/20 Friday night movie night saves me. The plants save me. I talk to them like I read about in Braiding Sweetgrass. They tell me if they want to be picked. I can feel their roots relax as I pull. I pick stinging nettle with my bare hands. I drink too much. We made gin and I learned only that I enjoy the tasting part. We weigh our options going forward. No flights out, visa expiring in 1 month. We can't go back as there is nothing to go back to. I dream of slipping off tightropes and getting tangled by the neck. Our seedlings didn't take in the polytunnel and those that do, the mice eat. We bait them with peanut butter. They die of fright and we feed them to the pregnant ferret. Everything is food for something. 5/9/20 Our housesits fall through as the borders refuse to open. The birds are the only things we see in the sky. I collect pine pollen and look for fairy circles in the fields. Our bonfire was seen from space if anybody was watching. We leap over the embers in an ancient ritual symbolizing forgotten rituals. We burn back what was. Smoke obscures what we will be. We argue about the way forward, eyes burning, tears streaming. We teeter and totter over apartments in Tbilisi or housesits in Mexico. Visa extension rejected. 5/21/20 EU borders closed to Americans. Turkey will take us. The flight there feels like the check before mate. Like the first and last flight we'll ever take. Like we are learning to be at home in the world.
When I came home from my graduate program for spring break, I knew I would be out of Syracuse for more than two weeks. The pandemic was ticking up on my timeline, the Ivy Leagues were moving full semesters online, and my school would likely follow. My younger sisters, both in college, were likewise sent home. I thought my older sister would stay away. Serving in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, it seemed unlikely she would be pulled. However, she was soon taken out of West Africa, routed through Europe and the American Midwest, and brought back to New York State and to us. 2020 was the year of four twentysomething sisters, diverted, living once again under the same roof. My older sister and I have had a tense and complicated relationship for most of our lives, and I was unexcited at the prospect of bunking together in the attic. I blame her for many of my faults, unfair as that may be. My defensiveness, my intense fear of being vulnerable, my possessiveness: these I trace to her. There are a few stories I tell about her when first explaining our relationship. One is her pushing me into the deep end of a pool before I knew how to swim. The second is her taking my (very thick) middle school cell phone and chucking it at the mini Zen Garden I had bought at Dollar Tree, chipping a sizable chuck from the corner (“she ruined my Zen,” I tell people). There's the time I performed in my first school musical, and she told me: “you weren't as bad as I thought you'd be” (her version of a compliment). None of these are very bad and, truthfully, she wasn't a Very Bad sister. Yet these instances characterize my relationship with her. She was violent, invaded my space and property, and any time I was proud of something she insulted it. I kneeled; she stood on me. Even now, sometimes, I'll tell her something she did, something that hurt me way back when. “Oh that was a good one,” she'll say. She cut my favorite necklace in half and threw it in the garden. She slammed my head against the wall for eating her Goldfish. “I should write these down,” she smiles. She sprit in my hair, screamed at me when she lost her phone, hit me in front of my friends. - Everything we see in each other is colored by expectation and the need to build a differentiated identity for ourselves. We project freely and our defensiveness is reflexive. We are fonts of unsolicited advice and unwelcome criticism. There's a judgement there: we assume we know each other best (or truest) even though each one of us withholds so much. Our presumption of knowledge is not so much about events but character. As though the two are not related. We believe we know each other best and believe that none of the others really knows us. But there are these moments we decide to suspend all reality and laugh at some novel bit or deprecating observation, times when we decide not to be self-conscious and let ourselves take the jab-- we enjoy it. There are times when the joke is good, or when we willingly do favors for one another, or when we all cohort as siblings for parental leverage. There are times when the low snickering and secrecy feel nostalgic of a happy childhood. - Tonight, Julia was giggle-screaming at Rachel about a centipede which had fallen from the ceiling of her room. She couldn't find the monster and absolutely COULD NOT sleep knowing it was waiting somewhere to crawl into her mouth while she slept. She came downstairs to beg for help, asking myself and Ashley to PLEASE come up to her room, find the centipede, and catch it. I lay horizontally across Julia's bed, the flashlight of my phone pointed at the corner of floor where the centipede had apparently landed. Hanging my head over the edge of the bed to look beneath, I found: three hair ties, a barrette, a Christmas chocolate, dust, a plastic toy (this to Ashley for her enjoyment), and a Spanish-language flyer which, when moved, revealed a centipede. Ashley goading me to touch the centipede felt like I was soon to be the butt of a joke, so I made her do it instead. She assumed the post with me holding the flashlight above her. Julia had provided an empty Tylenol bottle for capture. It was an awkward angle, and Ashley was having trouble. Julia tossed me a magazine to squish the bug, but she missed horribly, and the rogue copy of The Atlantic landed near Ashley's head in the corner, scaring the centipede. This led to Ashley attempting to resign the task and blaming Julia, Julia admitting fault but BEGGING us to stay, and the centipede once again being found on the floor, opposite the side of the bed where it had started. Ashley acquiesced attempted to nudge and scoop the centipede into the bottle. The window was open and waiting for the poor creature's defenestration. It wasn't working well. “Kill it,” I said again. “Just do it.” As the centipede ran, Ashley took the magazine, dropped it on top of the bug, and gave one large, socked step. “You can deal with this,” she said to Julia.
Have you ever wondered how can we stay connected with each other, even with the strangers during these testing times, right from our homes? I feel, through stories we can connect with them even without having a conversation in the real-time. My story is about sharing and narrating stories of hundreds of people from different communities, background, profession, speaking different languages and from different parts of the world. Let me start from the beginning. It was the evening of 14th May 2020, I was watching one of the motivational videos where the speaker advised the people to not just think about something, but doing something about that thought and the initiative. This single sentence had impacted me a lot. Since the coronavirus pandemic started and the lockdown has been imposed, I had thought of talking to people about it. I wanted to know what are they feeling, what are they going through and how has it impacted their lives? This was just a thought. But, while watching the video I decided that I will do something about this thought. Many questions were going on in my mind. So, I shared the idea with two of my very close friends, Nishant and Shivangi. The idea was to make an open platform where people can share their experiences and stories. Both of my friends suggested many more things to be included and some beautiful ideas which can give this idea a practical approach. So, it started. I was the Founder and the other two were the Co-founders. We listed out the things that need to be done to launch this initiative and make this available to the people. For the next 7 days, we segregated the tasks and allotted ourselves tasks mutually in which we were better. We worked day and night, taking a sleep of not more than 4 hours each day for the next 7 days. I worked on the technical part, Nishant worked on the layout, and Shivangi reached out to people for their stories. The day came, 21st May 2020, when we launched in our small community and connections. Gradually it started spreading among people. More people wanted to join us and share the stories with us. We also started interviewing people and pen down their stories and people also started sending their stories. After sometime when a lot of people started joining us, it became more of a platform where anyone can showcase their creativity in any forms and our ever-growing community became a storehouse of ideas, suggestions, interests, creativity and talent. As a result, we started narrating stories through various mediums and platforms like podcasts, videos, graphics, etc. The mediums and platforms are increasing day by day. We have always looked for a way to align the interest and talent of any individual associated with us with storytelling. We have always believed in collaborative teamwork where members join their hands together and contribute and we come up with the final version. It is roughly 2 months since we started this initiative and today we have 54 members in our community from 6 different countries, published more than 250 stories from 15+ countries, interviewed more than 30 personalities and connected to 4000+ people virtually right from our homes. The initiative has reached 45 countries and 20,000+ people visited the stories on the website. It has also been covered by 2 Newspapers recently. We now publish 4 stories every day, release podcasts and videos twice a week and conduct helpful sessions through live talkshows twice a week. We have also released videos related to Mental health titled ‘Sadness v/s Depression' which has been viewed by 12,000+ people. The platform has stories of Doctors treating COVID-19 patients, Frontline warriors, vendors, businessman, employees, essential employees, actors, singers, athletes, RJs, and many more. The initiative is called 'The lockdown story' and it exists because, in this time of the pandemic, every story deserves an applaud. People reach out to us and share with us how the stories are helping them to heal, believing that they are not the only one with a particular thought or feeling, there are many others like them and how they are connecting directly with the stories. These feedbacks motivate us a lot in continuing to do so and expanding our reach to more and more people. I feel that this is the period which the students will read about in their history books in future. This is a very important phase in the lives of people which will be remembered for decades. By reading stories, talking to so many people and interviewing them, I have realised that this period has impacted almost all the people in many different ways and at many different levels, positively or negatively. No two people have been impacted exactly in the same manner. The post-pandemic period will change the life of each and everyone in one way or the other, majorly or minorly. So, the experiences during this period will play an important role in future to learn and to grow.
I was a normal not-so-happy 19 year old girl with so much hope for a better future and I was quite excited because exams were drawing near (crazy right?)but I wasn't excited about the exams per say, it was more about the fact that after exams, I was supposed to be going for my six months industrial training and that was a good thing because I was going to make some money plus I love being in a work environment and I was looking forward to those six month of meeting new people, being away from home and school, being independent and the thought that after these glorious productive months, I was going to be entering my final year in school after all the delays I had faced due to interruptions caused by school riots and strikes and honestly, I was beginning to get anxious about everything. On the 18th day of March 2020, my world came crashing down right before my eyes. I am not exaggerating! Ok, first, in my school, we hardly ever have electricity or television time but that particular day, we had electricity and I went to my neighbour's house to watch television and catch up with what going on in the world and just then I tuned to CNN and I was met with the most horrible news I ever heard in my lifetime and that was the fast spreading mysterious disease from China, COVID-19. The news particularly said that countries were shutting down schools and worship centres and I knew at that point that this year was going to be the worst after all. On the 20th day of March, my country Nigeria, declared all schools and worship centres closed till further notice and my mum sent for me to come home immediately. This was how it all started. Now, I knew I was going to be at home for a while due to the pandemic so I had to come with a strategy to make my stay at home less traumatic. This was going to be me staying at home 24/7 with my mum. So my approach was to read a lot and just do my chores without being reminded, basically to avoid getting in trouble with my mum. It was going on well, me going about my chores and burying myself in books and my phone just basically avoiding her. Things were looking different in a good way for me; the house was over stocked with food so there was no need to go out. I broke up with my ex whom I dated for 5 years, thing is, I never really loved him and I've never even kissed him because he schools in a different state but he was so good to me and he was crazy about me for some reason I can't still understand so I felt I should date him. After breakup, I started talking to this new guy and he was so cool we were always texting and he recently graduated from my school so he asked me out and in the spur of the moment, I accepted two days after I broke up with my ex. Almost immediately after accepting, I started to feel unsure about my decision because I knew that I didn't love him and he was a good guy, I couldn't afford to hurt him but at the same time, this was the same situation with my ex. Just then, my other ex, (my first sex partner ever, the only guy I literally ever loved but fucked things up because I get scared every time I get too happy because I feel it'll end so soon and I'll be back to being sad and the I'd feel like a fool.) he somehow popped on my phone and we started talking and I realised that I might still have strong feelings for him plus my immediate ex was still begging me to take him back and my boss was also proposing a relationship. At this point, I had to be the most confused person alive considering the fact that I'm not a person that is used to display of emotions and all, so I was kind of just flowing with everyone. Then there was an incident where my neighbour was beating up his wife and everyone was just quiet ignoring but my mum went over to their house and started a fight with the man, he threatened her and they exchanged words. Well of course, through all this, my mum never had a reason to hit us or shout or any of that up until my sister told her that she was lagging behind on her online test and that set my mum off. She started cursing her and shouting at her and hitting her also and my sis, being under attack obviously went for defense but this aggravated the situation all the more and she became physical. Cutting off my sister's natural beautiful hair and my sis wanted to leave at that point, I had to intercede and beg both parties to act reasonably and the whole situation was pacified that day. But from then, it was clash after clash between both of them and I was the middle man which meant me taking most of the punches and once more, we're back to misery. My pandemic experience so far has been horrible and I really can't wait for all this to be over or for the world to end already.
Now a disease is raging in the world, which has taken many lives with it. Before quarantine I made friends with a new girl in my class. She was beautiful, unusual, she was bright and amazing as a black sheep. Quarantine has been announced. I was bored and also felt blue , because I couldn't get along with twins. But..... One day I got a text message from my friend. I was surprised, she did not write me for a long , probably two weeks. However, she did not give me an explanation for such a long absense. It turns out that I have to complete five tasks that she wants. I agreed. At first message she said me that I should read " Little women" by Louise May Alcott. At first I didn't want to, I thought why should I read an old book, but then.... It turns out that my friend is very much like Jo, but she is more festrained. In my opinion , she also has the quality of Meg and Amy, especially Beth. I even remembered the quote :" When you feel unhappy think about what you have and be gfateful for it". But I understood the meaning of this words much later. The second assignment required me to watch Japanese anime " Grave of the fireflies". In order not to offend my friend I watched. After watching , I couldn't stop the tears. Probably, this wonderful cartoon opened the way of animation and the world of Hayao Miyazaki to me. Once it was announced that we will study at a distance , that is at home. Arter this announcement the third task came immediately " Learn to solve logatithms". I was having big problems with math. I couldn't figure out how to dolve logarithmic equations. But my friend.... She perfectly explained this topic to me , even with SMS. My friend... She did not answer the phone , even her parents ignored my calls, because of this I was very worried. When I asked why she wasn't answering my calls , she just changed the subject. But I knew that something was wrong with her. The fourth task came in which it was said that I should get along with the twins. Well, I thought it was impossible. Finding a common language with the little sisters was a real torment for me. They were capricious, cried a lot and threw their LEGO everywhere. Of course, my friend sent me "Step -by -step instructions" and it helped me to get along with them. I waited three days for the last task. This assignment was sent as a package. Opening the box, I found watercolors and brushes. She wanted me to learn how to paint with watercolors. It was difficult for me, because I drew only with pencils. My friend didn't answer me. I called her non-stop, but it was all in vain. But once her father answered me and said.... I couldn't believe it. How could this happen? Eventually, during the quarantine I learned to read the world classics, during the quarantine I opened the world of Hayao Miyazaki, I learned to solve logarithmic equations , I was able to get along with my sisters..... During the quarantine I lost my best friend. My blue-eyed friend suffered from endocardial fibroelastosis, which made her a target for the coronavirus. I would like to thank her for opening up a new world for me. Zarifa( Tooth fairy)
Like all of you know, the world is currently being shaken by the coronavirus pandemic. Many people have to quarantine themselves in their houses so that the virus doesn't spread widely as the number of infected people continues to grow. Dreadful news is spread everywhere on the television or even on social media. Doctors and medical nurses also continue to cure patients even to the point where many of them become infected. Unfortunately, I understand a bit about what is going on these days because of my horrifying experience 9 years ago. When I was 6 years old, my life was suddenly at death's door. I was looking forward to the zoo trip in 4 days but suddenly, I became very ill. My parents brought me to the doctor and in his terrifying room, I was diagnosed with a very contagious and dangerous disease. Diphtheria. To be honest, I had no idea what was happening at that time because I didn't understand the conversation between the doctor and my parents. The funny thing is, I even thought that it was my mother or my father who was sick because it was the first time I saw my parents cry in front of me. I was rushed to the hospital because my doctor said that if I didn't get medicine right away, they had to bring me to surgery so I could breathe normally and had enough oxygen. The moment that made me understood that I was the sick person was when the nurse stuck IV fluids into my hand and I cried hysterically. I was barely breathing, I lost count how many times I vomit that day, and every inch of my body hurt. I was very scared, I didn't want to die but I thought that I would die that day. I was quarantined in a small isolation room, my mother and I stuck in the room for 14 days. I was so weak, I only slept, watched TV, or stared at the only window where I could see the other isolation rooms, with other fighters in it. After 3 days of being quarantined, I saw a boy who was a year older than me, and he was going into his isolation room. He was smiling at me. It turns out that we were fighting the same disease, and his room was 20 feet away from my room. Since we met that day, we got to know each other and continued to communicate using papers and markers. Even though we couldn't meet in person, we were very eager to talk to each other because we were very bored in the room. We write words of encouragement to strengthen one another, but also complaints about our condition at that time. But mostly, I was very happy that I was not going through this alone. Every day, there would be nurse or doctors came in wearing PPE clothes to check on me, or just to give me food. Some of them were friendly and some of them were not. But there was one nurse who I adored entirely. While the other nurses entered my room just to do their jobs and didn't care how I was feeling, this nurse was very patient, she would always say loving words to make me stronger, and she usually hugged me before she did her job. I felt the comfort and the calming sincerity which strengthen me to fight this disease and be a normal person again. I didn't know why that nurse wanted to be very kind to me, but the small thing that she did had a big impact on me. In fact, I will forever owe her and remember her in my heart. While I was still quarantined in the isolation room, my father and my brother would communicate with me using Face time, they would tell me stories and their activities every day, I missed them dearly. My classmate also sent me a few letters with their prayers written there. I was very grateful that even tough in my dreadful condition, there were many people who care about me, and didn't leave me. Until this day, I still hope that this dreadful experience didn't happen to me but whatever I do, I can't go back and change the past. But when I see it from the bright side, that dreadful experience made me realized how valuable the life I am living in, and also the life that could end anytime unexpectedly. I realized that I have to make the most of every moment for the rest of my life. I learn to respect and love others sincerely, like everyone that made me overcome my difficult times. This world will be very beautiful with tolerance and affection. Every day, I say ‘I love you' to my parents before going to bed. Maybe saying ‘'I love you' is a simple thing to do, but those 3 words contain a very deep meaning and can bring a big "impact" to others. Love gives the strength to transform pain into power. Love is the key that we need to get through anything, including this corona virus pandemic.
Coronavirus is a virus that first emerged in Wuhan, China. A whole global pandemic is going on, and it has affected everyone's life in various ways. The whole world is locked down, and no normal life activity is the same as before. We all are living a quarantine life i.e. a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived here from elsewhere or been exposed to the infectious or contagious disease are placed. Let's utilize this time and get a hold of ourselves. Change your thought and perspective about quarantine life. Instead of feeling like you are locked up, think about all the amazing things you can do during this pandemic. Of course, amazing things inside your home! “Stay Home, Stay Safe” During this lockdown, observe your surroundings. Feel the beauty of nature, water your indoor plants, look after yourself, take care of yourself, look out of the window, enjoy and observe the view. You don't enjoy observing the view outside your window? No problem! Enter the world of imagination and close your eyes to think about a beautiful place that you have visited or a made-up place in your mind. Or you can make your window view better by adding some decoration pieces or plants. Due to Covid-19 gyms are closed. Some people working out at home is quite hard. Some people may lack equipment, and some may require motivation. For the people who lack equipment such as lifting weights and treadmill, YouTube has an endless list of work out videos without any equipment. All you need to do is find the right video for yourself and set up your workout routine! Another thing for a daily activity that has been disturbed due to this pandemic is going to school, college, university, and offices. Assignments, homework, lectures are all now being held online. Some people think that online classes are not as effective. It has its pros and cons. Pros: no need to travel, the comfort of being at home, not having to dress up for school, and the list go on. Cons are that not every student gets the same attention as they did in a classroom and financial issues due to the pandemic. You might be familiar with the zoom app and google classroom if you have been attending your online classes. Both of these apps are a medium of file transferring and communicating between students and teachers. Let's discuss some life outside our homes. Our neighbors, who are also quarantine due to this whole pandemic situation, are going through the same experience as we are. Maybe they are going through some hardships (be it financially or emotionally). As said by many people, "your duty towards your neighbor is to aid him in times of difficulty, to offer him sincere advice, and to protect him and his property in his absence." COVID-19 symptoms and how to prevent it According to studies, the virus has an incubation period of 2 weeks, and after that, the symptoms appear. Most common symptoms • Fever • Dry cough • Tiredness Less common symptoms • Aches and pains • Sore throat • Diarrhea • Headache • Conjunctivitis • Loss of taste and smell • Discoloration of fingers, toes, etc. Here is a list of severing symptoms: • difficulty breathing or shortness of breath • chest pain or pressure • loss of speech or movement If you are facing these major symptoms and if it is getting worse, seek medical assistance, and do not rely on self-medication. If your symptoms are mild and can be taken care of at home, then stay at home and treat the virus. But do you know what's better than treatment? Prevention. Here are some precautionary measures which are suggested by health organizations: 1. Wash your hands with soap and water or use a hand sanitizer whenever you come in contact with a person or an object from outside. 2. Maintain social distancing by keeping a safe distance from anyone who is coughing or sneezing. 3. Wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth when you are visiting places such as grocery stores, etc. 4. Stay home if you are unwell. Seek medical assistance if symptoms of coronavirus are visible. 5. Sneeze and cough into your elbow. If you have any sick family members and friends at the hospital, stay strong, and keep on checking on them by texting them or calling them and letting them know that you are always there for them. Encourage them to be strong and that they can overcome the virus. If you have any sick family members or friends with mild virus symptoms, then look after them as a health care provider. Maintain social distance but do not make them feel isolated and alone. Support them emotionally and look after their diet. If, unfortunately, you lose a friend, pray for their soul and their family. Support their family emotionally through these hard times. I will like to conclude the article by suggesting you stay home and stay safe. Find some indoor activities to keep you busy and entertained.
The first-time corona out shined the rest of the world, I was in the middle of figuring out something. I find the question--the "what you want to do with your life"--is very adaptable. They world is changing and yet the question remains. It took a couple of turns and tolls. I am not even sure where I am now. But again, a couple of wrong turns tend to lead you to places you probably should have been from the first place. Too many quiet times can be too much for some people. I had my fair share on some of that. But during these lock-downs I've learned that the silence can liberate you. It forces you to listen because silence has its own voice. Sometimes, it fills you in with things that you don't want to listen because it's scary, demanding, and judgmental. But the rest of the time, the voice can be kind, tender, and loving. During this pandemic, I start to do my workout routine at 5am in the morning. Before this, I barely have one. Every time I tie my shoes for the run, the morning always starts with darkness--a complete darkness. But, its subtlety turns into something that always steady. Always there. The steadiness is loyal even though, it doesn't have reasons to be. We don't exactly have an extravagant view in Jakarta. But, it's still a view and I have reasons to love it. Sometimes I envy people with a better sunrise. But I guess it's all the same at some point. That tingling sensation that you feel in your heart when you see that sun can be exactly the same with those people who see the sunrise on the top of some mountain. It's the same sun and probably the same tingling sensation, but with a different twist to get there. In an everlasting changing world, I need something constant. And the sun is funnily always there. It whispers quietly, everyday, "Don't you worry, kid. I'll be here. I'll be gone at some point, but I'll be back. I always do." And that promise is somehow good enough for me. In general, all of these lock-downs tend to make me aware of my noetic freedom and the only reasonable thing that I can come up to express it is by writing. I never thought that I will miss that glaring sound of the street in Jakarta or how much I love writing. I sit myself down one day and I am typing and typing, writing and writing, and realize it's late and I haven't eaten anything. The ample time of idleness has been reminded me to appreciate some tiny details that I wouldn't be notice if I walk with the speed of gazelle. It's the sun. It's the street. It's the voice. It's you and it's the silence. It's an invisible artifact of your perpetually short-lived contentment. You're going to continue your day and your life with a pretend poise and a silicon happiness just to substitute that short-lived equanimity. But you will not replace it. You won't be able to. You might try with more work, more money, or more relationships. You'll be gone and you'll be lost. You'll be stranded and out of nowhere. And when it reappears, you might be confused. You'll reject it. You sense its familiarity yet it feels a little bit unknown--an alien. But, sooner or later, you'll find your way back. But you're going to be back with the same amount of wholeness and you'll be complete. And "enough enough enough" will be your new mantra. You'll be there, again. Just like the sun. And you'll whisper together, "I am back."
Coronavirus - this tiny cell, invisible even to our eyes, has changed the whole world. In the last days of 2019, an unknown disease that spread in the chinese city of Wuhan shook the world. Scientists named the illness, which soon covered the earth, Covid - 19. A new sort belonging to the family of coronaviruses are still harming humans. To date, many people have died from the new coronavirus. It's worth noting that the Virus is spreading rapidly among the poor and migrants, so they have a high mortality rate. The borders are closed to prevent the interstate spread of Covid - 19. Local and international flights, cars and trains are suspended. As a result, the tourism industry has suffered greatly. The activities of schools, universities and private business organisations have been stopped. The economy suffered and many factories go bankrupt. In many countries it is forbidden to go out on the streets without a purpose. Personally, I'm trying not to go outside, nevertheless, once I had to go external. Of course, I went out wearing a mask, sanitary gloves and goggles. Life in a crowded and robustious city seemed to come to a standstill. There were almost no people on the street which were going anywhere in a hurry. That day, as I walked the empty streets, I felt that time I miss which the crowded streets, the noises of cars, the smell of delicious meals, and, of course , my beloved place - the clothing store. In my opinion, the Covid - 19 has its advantages, namely it brings us not only illness but also solidarity and patience. As we are struggling with the virus, I see people getting spiritually closer to each other. It's a great life lesson for me. In addition, science and technology are evolving because of the coronavirus. I think everyone has come up with a cure for at least one virus and is able to use it in their lives. Virus experts are preparing vaccines against Covid - 19. I hope they will help us get rid of the virus. However, we mustn't rely on a vaccine that is unknown when it will be ready. I have to say that no matter how much we thank the doctors, it's not enough. Because they are caring for the sick, even if they are infected with the virus. We always pray for them. I know we conquer these days, and I'm sure we'll have some great days ahead of us. We need to unite and show that we are stronger than the virus. " I don't know medicine, how do I fight the it ? " you may be said. Nonetheless, don't rush, as it is up to you get rid of the virus. This is the simple. You conform to rules of quarantine, don't forget the mask when you go out and the most significant rule STAY HOME. This is the simple things the most profitable method for the virus spreading. We should not be afraid to infect the virus, but we mustn't fear to infect our loved ones. Don't let our friends get in trouble due to us. It'sno exaggeration to say that Covid - 19 is a mirror for us. I think everyone, a representative of every industry, has seen their shortcomings and will try to correct them and be better than before in the future. I want to tell you which is about what I'm doing during the quarantine. I think this is interesting to you. I use my free time to take online Ielts classes. I'm studying at home and making friends with humans from different countries. I will take the Ielts exam soon , you wish me and my friends the best of luck. In addition, I'm reading a lot of fiction books because of quarantine. I comprehend how precious my family is to me on account of the coronavirus. I really enjoy talking to them. I love them. Take care of your loved ones because they like you more than you can imagine. 😘😘😘
When the Covid-19 Coronavirus started in Nigeria, I was leaving Kano State with my dad. We had gone for his eye treatment at ECWA Hospital, and spent more than two weeks there. Few days after we left, Kano State experienced an unprecedented increase in the number of Covid-19 cases across the State. The hospital we left had to shut their doors, so as not to risk the well-being of patients that came for their eye checkup. In fact, States across Nigeria closed down their borders few days after we made it back home. It was a mayhem. Most times, when I think about our " lucky escape", and the turnout of events, I just know that we were really lucky and fortunate. Back home, we had to engage in all the precautionary measures as directed by the health authorities. Dad was recovering, and so it was a very sensitive time for everyone. All hands were on deck. Yes, we were keeping safe for ourselves. But more importantly, we were doing it for my father. And the reason was quite obvious. His health wasn't a hundred percent, and that means that any contact with the Coronavirus will have a devastating effect on him. On my part, I had to reduce my outdoor activities and work from home. It was quite challenging for me, because as a journalist, most of my work was done outside the house. But just like everyone else, I had to improvise. Thank goodness for the internet, I had to leverage the online space to conduct interviews, research, have meetings and even publish my articles. I even got to meet more people and engaging leads to work on after the stay at home experience. The whole stay at home experience gave me the ample opportunity to appreciate the little things of life and also to read more and watch what I eat. I had to look at my vision board and projections for the year, and even had to work on my podcast more. It just seems as if I was given a grand opportunity to get my house in order. Meanwhile, the virus was still ravaging different States across Nigeria, and people were dying in numbers. Most of us had to stay indoors because people were not following the precautionary measures by health authorities, and also, most States across the country lacked the equipment to test residents. So, it was far better to be safe than sorry. Many people refused to follow the figures by the national health authorities because for some of them, they are yet to see anyone killed by the Coronavirus. I lost an uncle to the virus. He was buried on June 26, 2020. He was a spectacular person, and I miss the way he genuinely listens to you when you're speaking to him. In fact, I miss his positive outlook on life. When he took ill, everyone thought it was the usual Malaria or typhoid. It was not until he started showing symptoms of the virus that everyone became genuinely concerned. Before his death, his lungs collapsed, and he was practically gasping for his last breath. These days, when I think about him, all I can remember is his warm smile and his positive energy towards life, living and spreading happiness. He once told me to live very intentionally and make an impact, even if it's just in the life of one person. I guess he was indirectly talking to himself, because his life is an inspiration to me, and I got to learn a lot from him. These days, when I look at how fast the year is running, I also remember that I have lit up the path for others to find their way. The Virus may have made all of us stay in doors at some point, but then again, it didn't stop media professionals from doing the needful. One of the proud moments I had during the lockdown was when I worked with a lady who is into digital literacy in her community. Due to the pandemic, her work became very important because people began to depend on the online space to get gigs, have meetings and even make sales. It was a humbling experience for me to share her stories, experiences and knowledge. In fact, my work with her renewed my faith in humanity and our ability to keep pushing, even in the midst of challenges. I may not know when this pandemic will come to an end. But just like everything else humans have faced over the years, we shall overcome. Impossible is nothing.
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What does it mean to write histories of global pandemics? As global forms defined by their wide geographic extension, minimal population immunity, and contagiousness, among other criteria, pandemics are notoriously difficult crisis-events to plot temporally or to scale spatially (see Movens, Folkers, and Fauci for criteria). The problem is a conceptual one, for “true emergences” are multitemporal nonlinear occurrences unfolding across different orders of association—biological and ecological, social and political. What happens at one level might not have direct causality or a positive correlation to what happens at another. Such an understanding of emergence as an unprecedented event that cannot be entirely predicted or tracked to one point of origin has settled as an epidemic episteme ever since deadly pathogenic viruses (Hanta, Marburg, HIV, and Ebola) burst onto the scene in the early eighties. Scuttling the post–World War II war on germs, these sudden emergences recast global pandemics as...
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History of the Present (2023) 13 (1): 31–39.
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Bishnupriya Ghosh; Emergence and History: Variola Stories. History of the Present 1 April 2023; 13 (1): 31–39. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/21599785-10253259
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One Way to Get Through Crisis by Lisa Burkhardt Worley
I’m still holed up in my house, but not necessarily because of COVID-19. It’s because I am obsessed with completing a short book project about the journey back to my Jewish roots.
However, when I do venture out, the world still does not feel “normal’ to me. My state, Texas, is reporting record-breaking Coronavirus hospitalizations this week.
Most people continue to wear masks, and today, when I took our dog, Jewel, to the vet to get a couple of shots, I was not allowed to go in—the technicians had to come out to the car and get her. Meanwhile, our church that I miss so much, is reopening in July but on a very limited basis. I believe a lot of us will continue to watch online.
All of the above is why we cancelled both of our Pearls of Promise Level-Up Conferences this fall. Our events are intimate, and facilitate emotional healing. I just don’t see it working when we have to social distance and wear face coverings.
So in the midst of this ongoing saga, what should we do? I have one suggestion.
PRAISE.
Praise God in the crisis.
Praise God because we can tap into His strength when all this attempts to take us down emotionally.
Praise God because He will bring us through it.
Praise God in advance because He has the cure.
Praise God because He loves us.
In 2 Chronicles 20, King Jehoshaphat, one of the “good kings” of Judah was facing war against the men of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir. Some people told Jehoshaphat “A vast army is coming against you from Edom.” So Jehoshaphat declared a nationwide fast, and the people from every town in Judah came together and sought the Lord’s guidance. That’s when the Spirit of the LORD came on Jahaziel, one of the prophets, and he said, “Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s” (2 Chronicles 20:14). Then with the enemy armies fast approaching, the prophet said something bizarre. “You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you.”
Not one arrow would be shot?
No swords thrust?
No hand-to-hand combat?
And this is how it happened. King Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army. They said, “Give thanks to the LORD for his love endures forever.”
As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir and they were defeated. The enemies of Judah literally destroyed one another.
And when the troops returned home victorious, they were still praising. “They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the LORD with harps and lyres and trumpets” (2 Chronicles 20:28).
What if we tried this? What if we quit complaining about our circumstances and praise God ahead of time for what He will do in the future? What if we ask the LORD to see what’s happening from His perspective and praise Him for the answer? What if we praise G-d for the continued time at home? He is doing something special in us because He continues to have our undivided attention. Hey, I’m getting a new book completed!
Praise could be the answer.
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Amidst what is currently going on with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and COVID-19 pandemic being in effect, it is easy to slip into a negative mindset. Many may find themselves viewing the world from a dark perspective or being at fault for blaming themselves for what is happening.
We’re harnessing the power of optimism in innovative ways because taking ownership over the little things matters now more than ever. Practicing these positive actions can help you feel better -- and thus will spread to your community.
Disclosure: Before moving forward with this blog we want to stress how important it is to stand up for Equal Rights. In fact, our 8th Company Value stands behind inclusion and showcases our commitment to “being an inclusive network that cultivates diversity in a community environment where one can truly belong.” We stand behind our values and hold them near and dear to our hearts. We hope for a day when everyone in the world shares this value with us.
Express Gratitude
Writing down or verbally speaking things that you’re grateful for can create a positive neurological loop that encourages yourself to keep it up. This could be as simple as writing a positive message on a sticky note to hang from your computer or giving someone a shoutout via social media. Gratitude helps you focus on the positive, so take a minute to think about the upsides of spending more time at home due to the pandemic or sharing a Black-owned business with your followers.
Challenge: Reach out and thank someone who has helped you in the past. Practicing gratitude can make you more resilient.
Strengthen Your Sense of Community
Feeling supported through tough times is key to a healthy mindset. When we feel loved, accepted, and heard, we take in the positive vibrations and want to give back. It’s a never-ending cycle of optimism. This can be done by scheduling a virtual happy hour with your team to cope with quarantine or celebrating someone else on social media that you may not have otherwise. Remember, we are all experiencing these times together, so staying connected with others and letting them know you support them can be very beneficial.
Challenge: Leave an uplifting message on your social media pages. Sharing support is just as important as receiving it.
Practice Generosity
Generosity is priceless, whether it be giving back your time, money, or attention. You can make use of your time at home by cleaning out your closet and donating clothes you don’t wear or volunteering to help at the polls this election season. Doing so will increase your sense of purpose and positivity because your actions are doing good for others.
Challenge: The next time you go through a drive-thru, pay for the person behind you. If you choose to eat out instead, leave an extra-generous tip. Your acts of kindness will go a long way.
Challenge Your Perspective
More often than not, we are unable to catch ourselves in the middle of a negative thought. Instead of simmering in these types of thoughts, make an effort to be more aware of what it is that you are thinking about. Taking time to reflect and unwind can help you turn your intentions into real-life action. If it’s something you can change, then make a plan of action. If it isn’t, then do not waste your energy.
Challenge: The next time you feel yourself thinking negatively, make a list of things you admire about your life. This will force you to gain a new perspective and get back on track to a positive mindset.
Stay Organized
Physical and mental clutter can cause major stress - sometimes without even realizing it. Taking the time to tidy up your workspace or home can help you regain a sense of control. Instead of being bummed that you have to be at home, take that as an opportunity to clean since you probably wouldn’t have had the time to otherwise. Decluttering your social feeds can also free up mental space to focus on the good parts of your life. Consider unfollowing social accounts that don’t bring you joy.
Challenge: Take 15 minutes to collect your thoughts before bed. There’s a lot going on in the world right now, you should reflect and process at night so you can wake up with positivity and a plan.
Journal Your Thoughts
This can seem very simple and may go over your head at times, but it’s very effective for a positive mindset. One, you won’t feel negative about forgetting that really important memo you wanted to share. Two, it alleviates stress knowing you have it documented. And three, it’s like a diary where you can vent and express yourself. Journaling also helps control your negative thoughts and improves your mood by prioritizing problems, fear, and concerns. Tracking any triggers can help you recognize the problem and learn ways to better cope with it.
Challenge: Take a mental break in the middle of your day to go outside and journal how you are feeling, even if you have no thoughts, document it. Track your progress and see how life-changing this simple task can be.
Confide With Your Inner Circle
This goes back to strengthening your sense of community but relates more to your inner circle. These are people that you are most comfortable with in regards to sharing personal information, stories, and opinions. Start conversations that fulfill you. This could be relating to others on how the quarantine has you feeling lonely, or having insightful talks that inform you of current events. Whatever the topic of conversation may be, interacting with others can boost your mood.
Challenge: Open up to your inner circle the next time you feel anxious, frustrated, sad, or any negative emotion. Being honest and transparent can alleviate a lot of built-up emotions.
If you accept the challenge to a positive attitude, let us know on social media (@eWomenNetwork) and pass it on.
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The global pandemic has revealed a surprising lacuna in the fight against the virus. Where are the posters and visual messages to inform and persuade us? The history of graphic and communication design, especially in poster form, is full of useful and inspirational examples that remind us of the power of simple language.
The poster was the first form of image designed to be seen from a distance and while the viewer was on the move. In the first instance, its effectiveness derived from the greater scale and colour effects made possible by lithographic printing. Later, the more complete integration of word and image allowed the poster to keep pace with the accelerating machine-ensemble of modern life, and to communicate instantly.
The origins of modern graphic design, in the aftermath of the First World War and especially in the experiments of Soviet constructivism, show how colour and form can be used to powerful effect. El Lissitzky’s famous ‘Red Wedge’ poster of 1919 uses a simple red triangle to represent the dynamic and percussive force of the Red Army. The effectiveness of communication through this new form of information design made it attractive beyond the command economy of the Soviet Union. In the United States, the ideas of mass communication were developed, by Walter Lippmann and Edward Bernays, into strategies that aligned information with the dominant structures of market economy, commercial advertising and public relations. Lester Beall’s posters for the Rural Electrification Administration’s activities in the 1930s combine colour and abstraction, but add elements of photographic detail that humanise the message of modernisation and progress.
In Britain, the public information poster reached its most sophisticated form during the Second World War, although the propaganda efforts of the Ministry of Information got off to a muddled start. The first three posters produced by the ministry in 1939 adopted a tone that was understood to suggest an us-and-them approach to preparedness and collective effort (‘Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution – Will Bring Us Victory’ and ‘Freedom is in Peril – Defend it with all Your Might’). Ironically, the most famous of the posters – ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ – is the one that wasn’t used. Over the course of 1940, the messages aimed at both military personnel and civilians became clearer and more coherent and, from 1941 onwards, aligned with the objectives of post-war reconstruction.
In the military context, the designer Abram Games produced a series of remarkable posters representing his philosophy of ‘maximum meaning and minimum means’. Games was able to combine, through his skill in design-thinking and simplification, two ideas into a single message. The poster he designed to promote good health and hygiene across the British Army can be found in the Wellcome Collection. Another series Games designed for the Ministry of Health addressed the associated dangers of coughs and sneezes (‘spread diseases’).
The humourist and illustrator Cyril Kenneth Bird, known as Fougasse, is best remembered now as the designer of the ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters. Writing in 1946, he outlined his approach to effective communication: eye-catching design to attract attention and curiosity, humour and intelligence to engage the spectator, and a space to allow the viewer to reach the conclusion on their own. ‘In propaganda,’ Fougasse writes, ‘the poster must attract, persuade, so as to provoke action […] each of these is a necessary characteristic without, on its own, being sufficient. Each of the three must be considered together.’ He noted that shouting at people was hardly ever effective and that it was important to help people feel that they had made a considerate contribution through their actions. Fougasse also created posters for London Transport, and for the Thomas Tilling bus company, about passenger etiquette and the convenience of staggered travel times. These themes of consideration towards fellow passengers could translate easily to those of social distancing.
A similar approach was adopted by Ernest Bevin’s Ministry of Labour in promoting the industrial and road-safety messages of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Their campaigns combined simple messages, humour, consistency and continuous repetition, to promote tidiness and consideration as expressions of collective effort and decency. One of the society’s most important campaigns was to promote the wearing of safety goggles in workshops and factories. That’s not so different from asking people to wear masks. After the war, the appeal to safety as a means of increasing economic production was recast as common courtesy and consideration.
The new systems and structures of the post-war settlement also required the same kinds of public information in relation to the availability of resources and services. The Ministry of Information was re-badged as the Central Office of Information and continued to make public information posters, often by Reginald Mount and Eileen Evans, and information films until it was finally closed in 2011. There is also a sense in which the poster has moved to the internet, where it has become a meme. The common-sense messages of public information have, over the years, been shifted to the mass audiences of television soap-operas and dramas. We may expect the storylines of Eastenders and Coronation Street, when they resume, to be full of health anxieties, community spirit and resilience.
The paucity of clear and consistent public-health messaging during the pandemic has exposed a huge problem for the effective communication of public information. The fragmentation of the media landscape combines with the costs attached to securing media space to price these communications out of the national market. Also, it looks as if these messages are better created outside straightforwardly commercial organisations. It will be interesting, in the months ahead, to see how the power of communication can be mobilised beyond the immediate demands of public relations. The present circumstances provide an ideal opportunity for us to reconnect with the simple and effective power of the poster. Posters are immediate and inexpensive, and their history shows us how to combine information, communication and direction.
Paul Rennie is head of context in graphic design at Central Saint Martins, London. His book Tom Eckersley: A Mid-century Modern Master will be published by Pavilion Books in 2021.
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In Ice Queen, the third installment of the Teenage Survivalist series, the main character, Taylor, must learn to survive not only the collapse of the power grid but also her parent's mental illnesses, which become dangerously pronounced without the drugs that were keeping them at bay before PF Day.
There are many real-life scenarios where mental illness can become an important thing to consider during an emergency. As with any survival situation, knowledge and preparation are key to surviving. The Survival Mom blog has a good article about this subject. Read more here.
There are many real-life scenarios where mental illness can become an important thing to consider during an emergency. As with any survival situation, knowledge and preparation are key to surviving. The Survival Mom blog has a good article about this subject. Read more here.
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How have the American Indian and Alaska Native communities handled the COVID-19 pandemic? Have the mask mandates and vaccines been met with the same sort of resistance that we have seen elsewhere?
If you had interviewed me in November of 2020, before the vaccines rolled out, I would've reported a great deal of pessimism and angst about vaccination hesitancy in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
But because of local champions in our communities and formal as well as informal leadership, the rates of vaccination among Native people far exceed the general population. And these same communities adhere to mitigation practices much more frequently than their non-Native counterparts. The pandemic has been an opportunity to mobilize our core values. We believe in individual as well as collective responsibility for caring for others in our communities, notably elders, the ranks of which I recently joined, having turned 71 in May.
This does not deny the impact of social determinants of health on Native people, which have led to incredible exposure to the virus, to the severe health consequences of contagion, to challenges in accessing necessary care, or mortality which is substantially higher among us, as it is for other racial and ethnic minorities, than the population in general. But I’m very proud of how my communities have reached out and engaged others in battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
What do you think is the most pressing mental health issue for the American Indian and Alaska Native communities?
Several major mental illnesses challenge our lives today. The first is depression. For many American Indian and Alaska Native communities, historical trauma, structural racism, crushing poverty and reduced opportunities to improve our lives introduce a collective sense of depression. Events like the pandemic amplify the consequences of this substrate of emotion and psychological distress. Depression is followed closely by post-traumatic stress disorder, which arises in response to events out of the normal range of human experience which in turn triggers a series of adverse life experiences. The pandemic certainly qualifies as such an event.
One consequence of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and why addiction is such a concern in Native communities, is we often self-medicate. We turn to alcohol or other substances to try to reduce the pain, to alleviate the suffering, to temper the lingering and lasting effects of mental illness on our daily lives. This is a fairly simplistic, but robust way to understand the interplay among mental illness and addictions among my people.
Mental illness has long been stigmatized in Western society. Does that stigma also exist in the attitudes of American Indians?
When I entered the field 43 years ago, addiction – alcoholism for the most part at that time – and mental illness were both highly stigmatized. Today that's not the case with addiction. Why? Because leaders in our community who had been addicted to one substance or another stepped forward to share their journeys of recovery and the factors critical to their success. Their fearlessness enabled us to engage in conversations we had previously avoided, and began to de-stigmatize addiction. We realized people should no longer believe they are alone. We came to realize addiction isn’t necessarily a part of our destiny.
We've come a long way toward de-stigmatizing addiction and alcoholism. Unfortunately, this is not as true with respect to mental illness. As recently as 15 years ago, while interviewing Vietnam combat veterans in tribal communities, one Marine from the Southwest said to me, “I'd rather be thought a drunk than crazy.” His words captured the difference and underscored the stigma that remains prominent today. There are attempts at the local level to de-stigmatize mental illness. We've become more adept at doing so in regard to child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and neglect, and other kinds of chronic ailments, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. But Native people’s feelings about mental illness have resisted such change.
How do treatment methods differ when dealing with mental health issues among indigenous communities compared to other groups?
There can be substantial synergy between biomedical and traditional forms of healing. Many Western forms of treatments, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacological interventions, are effective in helping Native people address mental health problems. However, we face several challenges in this arena. The models we've had for delivering mental healthcare in Native communities are largely office-based. This approach is limiting and is simply ill-advised in tribal communities, especially given the nature of our lived experience and sense of collective identity. An exclusive focus on the individual, whose care proceeds in isolation, separate from the broader social structure and emotional supports, ignores therapeutic resources that can provide additional leverage to render even biomedical treatments more effective.
But we’ve also come to realize other forms of treatment are available to us in terms of Native cultural values and practices which were once criticized, castigated, even outlawed. Practitioners, policymakers, and funders alike are recognizing their potential effectiveness and benefit. It's not that one type of approach to treatment should replace another, they can complement and strengthen one another. We are becoming more deliberate and thoughtful about how we can offer comprehensive, continuous care that draws upon the strengths of the wide range of available treatments, whether biomedical or traditional in origin.
The pandemic sparked a mental health crisis in this country with many reporting depression, anxiety and increased drug use. How has this mental health crisis played out among American Indians?
Our vulnerabilities are no less than others, of course. Dr. Dedra Buchwald, a colleague from Washington State University, and I had the opportunity on April 9 to present to President Biden’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force. They asked us specifically to present in regard to the behavioral health consequences of the pandemic on American Indian and Alaska Native people. We documented for them its enormous consequences: among them increased rates of depression and risk of suicidality. The pandemic has reawakened post-traumatic stress disorder, individually and collectively, in our communities, dating back to the devastating epidemics that have afflicted Native communities for more than one and a half centuries.
Even those of us who have escaped the virus suffer indirectly its deleterious effects. Chronic health conditions, like diabetes or cardiovascular disease and their complications, such as end-stage renal disease and amputations, are particularly common among Native people. The pandemic has dramatically reduced the availability of primary care and other services necessary to manage these chronic conditions, increasing morbidity and mortality. Yes, the pandemic has definitely heightened the adverse mental health consequences among American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Is there anything else you would like to share?
Among tribal communities, there is a common refrain: “The honor of one is the honor of all.” In my acceptance speech of the Sarnat Prize award on October 17, I emphasize the National Academy of Medicine’s recognition is not for my achievements alone. The impact our work represents the collective effort, personal as well as professional, of many people over the last four and a half decades. In honoring me, the academy, honors all who contributed to this endeavor and recognizes the major advances we accomplished together, today, in tribal communities.
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The Utah COVID-19 Digital Collection Project has been created to document the response from the University of Utah and greater Utah community to the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020. We are soliciting photographs and stories from residents around the State of Utah to share with the world how the pandemic has affected their lives. Oral histories from the University of Utah are also included.
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Webinar Report: Pandemics and Future Cities
The publication Report from a Webinar on: Pandemics and Future Cities by Habitat Norway is now available. Preface It is undeniable that we are living through a process of profound […]
The publication Report from a Webinar on: Pandemics and Future Cities by Habitat Norway is now available. Preface It is undeniable that we are living through a process of profound […]
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- 01 June 2022
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The impact of COVID-19 and armed conflict on cancer care in Armenia: A cross-sectional study
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- Journal of Clinical Oncology
Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the spectrum of cancer services, exposing vulnerable cancer patients to significant risks. In Armenia, the negative effect of the pandemic was amplified by the Nagorno-Karabakh war in September-November 2020. We explored the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and armed conflict on cancer care provision in Yerevan, Armenia.
Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional survey among all oncologists, nurses, and clinical residents (n = 123) actively providing cancer care to adults and children since 2019 at three publicly-funded institutions in Yerevan, Armenia, namely the National Center of Oncology, Hematology center after prof. R.H.Yeolyan, and Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery. Data collection was conducted between November 1 and December 27, 2021. The survey included 71 items assessing institutional characteristics, COVID-19 diagnoses, disruptions to care, adaptations of care, and availability of human and material resources. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze responses from 89 participants (72%).
Results: Disruptions to cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic were reported due to staff absenteeism (16%) and lack of access to cancer treatment [chemotherapy (14%), radiotherapy (7%), surgery (7%)], elective surgery (27%), intensive care services (10%), diagnostic examinations (3%), and inpatient beds (6%). Shortages of clinical staff for pediatric cancer care were noted by 40% of respondents and were mainly attributed to COVID-19 infection (53%) or self-isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19 (25%). Half of the respondents reported suboptimal cancer patient care and outcomes (e.g. delayed diagnosis and treatment, complications of treatment, elevated mortality rates) caused primarily by the de-prioritization of cancer services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main issues reported by the respondents during the armed conflict were delays in elective surgery (36%) and staff shortages (17%). Confirmed cases of COVID-19 among patients were reported by respondents as: < 10 (by 6% of respondents), 11-50 (36%), 51-100 (27%) and > 100 (7%). Ten respondents (11%) reported that colleagues had died after contracting COVID-19. Twenty-six percent of respondents reported that the overall rate of hospitalizations decreased during the pandemic and 12% reported increased use of telemedicine. Reductions in material resources were reported by 18% of respondents, while 15% reported funding cuts to their unit by the institution.
Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic and concurrent armed conflict led to disruptions in cancer care in Armenia, resulting in suboptimal care and outcomes for cancer patients. These findings emphasize the need for proactive planning to maintain standards of cancer care delivery in times of societal crises.
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Margaryan, Y., Hambardzumyan, L., Aghabekyan, T., Kalemkerian, G., Danielyan, S., Muradyan, A., Tamamyan, G. & Arakelyan, S. 2022, 'The impact of COVID-19 and armed conflict on cancer care in Armenia: A cross-sectional study', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 40(16_suppl), pp. e18551-e18551. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.e18551
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#KEEPINTHELOOP LET'S Talk
Happy 2020 my ITL readers! We made it to a New Year.
Around this time, when the festivities whine down, the bills come in and we are back to our regular routines it is common to experience the haunting realities of what is known as post-holiday depression. Depression is a mental illness which encompasses the feelings of constant sadness and misery.
From a psychological perspective mental illness is seen as a failure to adapt to the environment. Despite it not having a clear-cut definition it is typical for the illness to cause distress, dysfunction and impairment.
Before the 16thcentury some of the historical conceptions of mental illness saw it as a physical disorder which required treatment. The treatments back then were inhumane. In the 18thand 19thcentury, mental health patients began being treated with dignity, kindness and respect. There were no effective treatments; however, at least patients were no longer being tortured.
Today we are lucky to live in an era where the conversation has been started about mental health in order to fight the stigma against mental illnesses.
Stigma exists because some people do not understand what mental illness is. As a result, they demonstrate negative attitudes or beliefs towards it. Did you know that mental disorders include but are not limited to: phobias, mood and personality disorders?
Have you ever considered what some of the contributing factors might be that trigger some of the most common and recognizable mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression?
Not too long ago I found myself in a deep state of anxiety and the cause of this was a cohort of workplace bullies. Keep in the loop as I share my research paper on a very common behavior that normally has underlying psychological disorders.
One Behaviour Multiple Perspectives
Over the years bullying has become an issue that has been put on the national agenda through stories of youth and adults who have lived experiences of the treacherous mental and physical effects of the behaviour.
This paper will discuss the characteristics of the behaviour of bullying, what it looks like from a behaviourist psychological perspective, evolutionary psychological perspective while reviewing why the behaviour occurs. I will talk about who bullying impacts, when the behaviour happens, how it can be changed, my personal experience with the behaviour and similar behaviours.Using supporting writings from medical journals and articles, I will provide insight on how the different psychological perspectives frame and interact with bullying while giving a deeper understanding of the behaviour of bullying.
Bullying defined
Some consider bullying to be conduct used to control another person through the forms of physical, verbal or mental abuse. When verbal, this behaviour is typically expressed through a tone of voice, threatening body language, teasing, threats or exclusion. Physical bullying is expressed by acts of violence, which may start off as an intimidating nudge and then advance to a shove or hit. The bully and his or her behavioural conduct is unwanted and unwarranted by the victim.
Bullying is not easy to define because it takes on so many different forms. Essentially it is characterized from its delineation of repeated aggressive menacing acts by a person in a dominant position intended to harm the intended target’s health or economic status.
Behaviourist Psychological perspective
From the behaviourist psychological perspective bullying would only be studied by directly observing the behaviours of a bully and its independent variables such as institutions, personal history and social status for example. Early behaviourist such as B.F. Skinner focused on the relationships between stimuli – things that trigger changes in our internal or external states and responses to the ways we react to stimuli. For example, a child growing up in a home where there was no sign of positive affection would most likely bully other children on the playground and grow up to bully people in his or her workplace. If this child was socially rejected and unsuccessful academically, these factors could also contribute to why they bullied.
Evolutionary Psychological perspective
In the view of an evolutionary psychologist, he or she would study the brain and how genetic inheritance plays an important role in shaping the thoughts and behaviours of the bully. For example, one could argue that we come from ancestors who believed in dominance and hierarchy. In hierarchical structures, there are always the presence of bullies and this behaviour is the result of what goes wrong in a child’s developmental process.
Based on findings from Volk et al’s (2012) writings, it found that genetic factors play a role in the development of bullying. In addition to this, investigators found that in a cohort of over 1,000 10-year-old twins genetic differences accounted for 73% of the variation in victimization and 61% of the variation in bullying, with environmental factors accounting for the rest of the variation (p.9). As a result of these findings, it was established that without genetic linkages, evolution could not have influenced traits related to bullying. Therefore, bullying is heritable and has genetic links.
Why
There are a number of reasons why people bully. This purposefully menacing behaviour
can be attributed to cultural influences, the impact of institutions such as the home, school or work, social issues, family issues, personal history and an array of other variables. Rigby’s (2005) article stated that the home environment of families that do not show love or share feelings are prone to producing bullies (p.1).
Rigby’s (2005) article, also found that if the institution at which the bullying takes place does not have high standards for the way people treat each other, then bulling may be more likely and/or prevalent and have an influence on why people bully (p.1). The article went on to say that the personal experiences of children who experience social rejection themselves and experience academic failure are more likely to bully Rigby (2005). Socially, it has become evident that one gets more social recognition for negative behaviours than for positive ones and this can also contribute to the reasons why people bully (Hamm, 2015).
An insatiable hunger for power is another reason why people bully. Hamm’s (2015) article found people may be given power without being trained in leadership skills that will help them wield it wisely.
As highlighted through various articles, there are innumerable reasons and contributing factors as to why people bully. A common denominator as to why people bully seems to be evolutionary and deep rooted.
When and where does it happen
Men and women are bullies. According to Namie (2013) women comprise 58 percent of the perpetrator pool, while men represent 42 percent. When the targeted person is a woman,
she is bullied by a woman in 63 percent of cases; when the target is male, he is bullied by a man in 62 percent of incidents (p.2). Bullying in institutions, especially in the workplace is a widespread sub-lethal act of violence which crosses the boundaries of gender, race and organizational rank (Namie, 2003).
It occurs on playgrounds, in homes, workplaces, schools, nursing homes, military and in the police force for example. Bullying is the most common type of violence in contemporary North American society (Namie, 2003).
Is it hard to change it?
Since bullying is ignored by laws and employer policies it is a hard behaviour to change if it not punished by negative reinforcement. From a behavioural psychological perspective, negative reinforcement is removing an element to avoid an unwanted outcome. Therefore, without negative reinforcement it is impossible to change the bullying behaviour of the masses. In systematic instances, it may be slightly achievable to mitigate the bullying behaviour of some individuals if there are ramifications such as loss of pay and or suspensions.
How do we get better?
In my personal experience, the only way to get better is for victims to stand up to bullies, for institutions to enforce policies and for the legal system to apply laws that will reprimand bullies and neutralise the unwanted behaviour.
What is your history with the behaviour?
Namie (2003) found that most bullying is same-sex harassment and overall, women comprise of the majority of bullied people (90 percent) (p.2). Over the course of my academic and work life, there have been instances where I have been bullied by women in dominant positions, whether they were older than me, bigger than me, held a higher-ranking position than me, the perpetrators have all been women. For me these experiences were debilitating, taking a toll on my mental health. In work cases where I reported the bullying, the perpetrators were relocated to other regions and paid higher salaries. This is typically the process designed for bullies in the public service and this is why bullying is rampant in government offices. Bullies’ behaviours are rewarded by positive reinforcement which keeps the vicious cycle going.
What behaviours are similar?
Behaviours that are similar to bullying are: domestic violence, sexual harassment, personal space violation, constant negative judgement and negative gossip or joking.
How?
These behaviours are similar to bullying for the fact that they are purposeful acts intended to cause the targeted person injury or discomfort.
Conclusions
Bullying is a behaviour that has been intrinsic in humans for eons. Looking at this behaviour from the behaviourist psychological perspective and evolutionary psychological perspective revealed why the behaviour develops and why it is so hard to mitigate. Through this research and my lived experience, I have learned that we can use the strategy of a bully against them by being like our ancestors. By taking collective actions through forming coalitions to propel ourselves into positions of dominance to stand up to bullies will show them that regardless of the rank, size, or age, bullying is a sign of weakness and not an attribute of strength.
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Friday, January 28, 2022 (Honolulu, HI) – Yesterday, PIHOA Executive and Associate Board Members discussed how their respective jurisdictions are dealing with COVID-19 as we enter the third year of the pandemic.
“There’s more to our healthcare systems other than what we’re seeing now with COVID-19,” said PIHOA Board President and CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation CEO Esther Muña.
Board Members emphasized that since the pandemic started, it amplified the weaknesses of our health care systems and the improvements needed.
“The one thing that COVID made clear is our communities during COVID just showed how ill we are as a community, pre-COVID with diabetes, hypertension, overweight, etc.,” said PIHOA Associate Member and Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center Director Theresa Arriola. She stressed the importance of getting back to basic prevention on all fronts, not just COVID.
In attendance:
- CEO Esther Muña, CNMI Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
- Director Art San Agustin, Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services
- Minister Gaafar Uherbelau, Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services
- Secretary Jack Niedenthal, RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services
- CEO Lillian Perez-Posadas, Guam Memorial Hospital Authority
- Director Theresa Arriola, Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center
- Secretary Jack Niedenthal, RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services
- Emi Chutaro, PIHOA Executive Director
- Janet Camacho, PIHOA Deputy Director of Programs and Operations
- Elisa Dunlap, PIHOA Chief Finance Officer
- Cerina Mariano, PIHOA Grants Administrator
- Billie Hiraishi, PIHOA Communications Officer
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Summary: COVID-19 will have major implications for wildland fire management, because of severe social distancing and hygiene requirements. We collected procedures and guidance created round the world to help prepare wildland fire professionals globally for fire management during this pandemic.
Citation: Moore, P., Hannah, B., deVries, J.,Poortvliet, M.,Steffens, R.,Stoof, C.R. (2020). Wildland Fire Management under COVID-19. Brief 1, Review of Materials. Wageningen University, The Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.18174/521344.
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As we bid a fond adieu to summer weather, enjoy the cool Autumn breeze, and anxiously await whatever pleasures or pain winter has in store for us, it’s a good time to think about protecting ourselves from the seasonal colds and flus lurking just around the corner. First things first: Jenny McCarthy, Bill Maher, and Jim Carrey be damned, get your flu shot. Flu vaccines don’t cause autism and they offer you some measure of protection from the misery of influenza, a disease that kills many thousands of people around the world. Because doctors can only make an educated guess as to what flu strains will migrate around the globe, last year’s vaccine was only about 50% successful. However, doctors this year are more confident that they have nailed the likely predominant flu viruses and this year’s vaccines should be much more effective.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average adult will contract two or three colds this winter. While not as misery-producing as the flu (which causes headache, muscle aches and pain, a dry hacking cough, and fever), colds (which usually produce head and chest congestion, coughs, runny noses, and general malaise) are nonetheless a drag. The good news is that cold and flu viruses, though different, can, to some extent, be avoided. Here are 8 ways to minimize your chances of getting the flu or a cold this coming winter:
1. Keep it clean
Outside of the flu vaccine, nothing you do to keep colds and flu at bay is more effective than washing your hands. Most viruses gain access to your body by hitching a ride on your hands, hopping off at your nose, eyes, or lips, and thus gaining admission to your body. By washing your hands frequently, at least 20 seconds with soap and water, you can eliminate the virus from your hands and nip the virus’s journey in the bud. In the absence of soap and water, keep a bottle of hand sanitizer handy. But make sure the hand sanitizer is comprised of alcohol, not “antibacterial” ingredients. The latter contains chemicals that bacteria and viruses can grow immune to, potentially creating superbugs.
2. Keep your hands away from your face
It’s tough, because most people unconsciously touch their mouth, nose, eyes, and lips hundreds of times a day. But trying to be mindful can reap healthy benefits. Dr. Margarita Rohr of the New York University Langone Medical Center pointed out on CNN that, "Not touching your face greatly cuts your odds of getting sick."
3. Have some yogurt every day
The healthy gut bacteria that yogurt and other probiotic foods (like kefir and kimchi) propagate also, studies have shown, help rev up your immune system against respiratory disease.
4. Add‘shrooms to your diet
A recent study gave some credence to the belief that mushrooms can help boost the immune system. Participants in the study who ate cooked shitake mushrooms were found to have a stronger immune response then the control group who did not. Mushroom pizza, anyone?
5. Fresh air
Open your window in the winter. Hanging out and sleeping in a stuffy room with no circulating air only increases your risk of catching a virus. By opening your window, you increase air movement and decrease the chance of airborne viruses hitching a ride on you.
6. Keep your distance
This one is pretty obvious, but don’t hang out around sick people. Politeness only goes so far. If someone near you is sneezing or coughing, turn away, or, if you have the room, move away. Viruses can travel up to 20 feet in a sneeze. A simple, “Sorry. I get sick easily,” will suffice to cover your tracks.
7. Get your sleep
Sleep deprivation equals an increased chance of getting sick. More and more,studies are bearing out that the one essential for a healthy life is adequate shuteye. We don’t know the precise reasons why we (or any creature) sleeps, but we do know for sure that when we get enough of it, our bodies and our minds are happier and healthier, and our immune systems are clicking on all cylinders.
8. Irrigate your sinuses
It takes a little getting used to, but add a neti pot to your regular bathroom routine. For the unfamiliar, the neti pot (purchased in most drug stores) is a pot designed to irrigate your sinuses. Pour warm saline water down one nostril, it exits out the other, flowing through your sinuses in between. The exiting water carries with it viral particles that have not yet settled in for the long haul, potentially helping you avoid illness.
What if, despite all your precautions, you do get sick? If it’s the flu, get to the doctor and see if your doctor will prescribe Tamiflu. If caught within the first 2 days of symptoms, Tamiflu can reduce the duration of the influenza by a full day. In any case, cold or flu, get your rest (no workouts while you’re sick- it weakens the immune system and threatens others with illness), drink liquids (lots of them- thins out the mucous), keep up the probiotics (yogurt, etc.), turn on your humidifier (moist air is better for you than dry air), eat spicy foods (relieves congestion), gargle with salt water (kills germs in your throat and relieves inflammation), take a spoonful of honey (better than non-prescription medicine for soothing the throat and relieving a cough), prop yourself up (let gravity help relieve your head congestion), and yes, momma’s favorite remedy, have your chicken soup (steam, warm salty broth, antimicrobial action- what’s to not like?).
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Psychological Theories Supporting the Link
1. Social Learning Theory (Bandura, 1977)
- Proposes that people learn through observation and imitation of others.
- Exposure to immoral media can model negative behaviors, which individuals may then imitate. (Bushman & Huesmann, 2011)
2. Cognitive-Neoassociation Theory (Anderson & Bushman, 2002)
- Suggests that repeated exposure to violent media can create cognitive associations between aggressive cues and hostile thoughts and behaviors.
- Over time, these cues can trigger aggressive responses in individuals. (Gentile & Bushman, 2012)
3. Priming Theory (Bargh & Ferguson, 2000)
- Posits that exposure to specific stimuli can activate related cognitive schemas and influence subsequent thoughts and behaviors.
- Exposure to immoral media can prime individuals for aggression, making them more likely to engage in aggressive acts. (Anderson et al., 2010)
4. Media Violence and Desensitization Theory (Sparks et al., 1994)
- Proposes that repeated exposure to violent media can reduce individuals' sensitivity to violence, leading to increased tolerance for it.
- This desensitization can make people more likely to engage in aggressive behaviors without feeling guilt or remorse. (Bushman, 2011)
5. Cultivation Theory (Gerbner et al., 1994)
- Argues that long-term exposure to television and other media can shape individuals' perceptions of reality and social norms.
- Exposure to immoral media can cultivate the belief that the world is a violent and dangerous place, increasing individuals' likelihood of engaging in defensive and aggressive behaviors. (Morgan & Shanahan, 1997)
Supporting Research
- Studies have shown that exposure to violent media can increase aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in both short-term and long-term exposure. (Bushman & Huesmann, 2011; Anderson et al., 2010)
- Research indicates that even non-violent media that portray immoral behaviors, such as cheating or stealing, can also promote unethical behaviors in viewers. (Cortes et al., 2014)
- Longitudinal studies have found that exposure to violent media in childhood and adolescence is associated with increased risk of criminal behavior in adulthood. (Huesmann et al., 2003)
Conclusion
Psychological theories and empirical evidence provide strong support for the idea that exposure to immoral media can promote the learning of bad behaviors. Through mechanisms such as social learning, cognitive priming, and desensitization, immoral media can influence individuals' thoughts, feelings, and actions, leading to increased aggressive, unethical, and criminal behaviors.
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74 Interview: CASEL’s ‘Consensus Builder’ CEO Aaliyah Samuel on Getting the U.S. ‘Back to the Middle’ on Social-Emotional Learning — and Whether the Name Needs to Change
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As the nation’s schools approach the pandemic’s second year, educators are increasingly watching the fallout in their classrooms.
Whether students have lost loved ones or struggled to reconnect with peers after months of isolation, educators report increases in behavior problems. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a public health advisory in December, referring to “alarming increases” in youth anxiety and depression.
At the same time, the U.S. Department of Education has promoted examples of how districts can use billions in new federal relief funds to address not just learning loss, but also students’ well-being.
Programs that aim to address those needs fall under the label of social-emotional learning, bringing topics such as decision-making, managing emotions and understanding others’ perspectives into the classroom. Even before the pandemic, districts devoted significant resources toward social-emotional learning, sometimes opening new departments to oversee implementation and teacher training.
The movement has long attracted supporters and critics. But now the field is facing unwanted scrutiny from those who argue discussions about feelings don’t belong in school, and have tied SEL — often incorrectly — to controversial lessons on race and equity.
In this moment of heightened conflict, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning — a hub for resources and research in the field — has hired a new leader.
Aaliyah Samuel will try to bridge the divide as the organization’s new president and CEO. On Friday, she’ll outline her vision for how the field can best respond to what she calls a “growing crisis around youth mental health, persistent inequities and divisive politics.” In a conversation with Timothy Shriver, the Collaborative’s board chair, she’ll address why she thinks the demand for social-emotional learning programs is greater than ever, despite the controversies.
Samuel started her career as an elementary special education teacher in the Hillsborough County, Florida, district. She worked at the National Governors Association and at assessment nonprofit NWEA before accepting a post in the U.S. Department of Education as a deputy assistant secretary last year.
David Adams, a member of the Collaborative’s board and the director of social-emotional learning at Urban Assembly, a New York nonprofit, called her “a consensus builder” who will be able to work with districts and parents so students aren’t “left behind because of partisanship.”
Samuel, a mother of two boys, whose youngest was in kindergarten when the pandemic began, said she’ll approach her new role not only as a policy leader, but as a mother.
In a conversation with The 74, she shared how her experience working with governors has prepared her to work across the political spectrum and help build understanding of how social-emotional learning programs can support academics and job preparation.
“I know all governors care about education and their economy,” she said, “and this is a way to address both.”
This interview was edited for length and clarity.
The 74: What role did social-emotional learning play in your early career?
Aaliyah Samuel: I cut my teeth teaching special education to 3- through 5-year-olds — at the time the label was emotionally handicapped kids. And that was my entrée point of seeing first-hand kids who really struggle managing their emotions, their inability to connect socially and how it impacted their academics. This was in 2001, and was the catalyst for me to go on and get my masters in special education.
You spent 10 months as deputy assistant secretary for local, state and national engagement at the Department of Education. What did you do in that role?
I traveled to about eight states, talking to parents, superintendents, school personnel of all kinds, bus drivers, food nutrition [staff], classroom teachers, local elected officials, governor’s offices, trying to understand, as schools were now reopening, what their challenges were. Consistently across all those cities, the one thing I heard was the impact of social-emotional learning, the impact of relationships on academics. A month before CASEL came to me about this role, an educator in North Carolina said to me, “Dr. Samuel, we’ve returned to school, but we haven’t returned to learning because we’re focusing on the relationships. We’ve just got to reestablish our relationships.”
Why did you leave?
I never even thought that I would be at that level. When we had initial conversations about me joining [the department], it was really, “Aaliyah, you know the national landscape, you understand the nuances, you are an educator, you are a parent. Help us engage those communities to really understand what the plan should be moving forward.”
I committed to really help schools reopen. Anytime I’ve transitioned, it has been because of a belief that I’m answering a call to the field. When I left my post as a classroom teacher to [be] an assistant principal, it was because my administrator really felt that I could have greater impact on a school, not just my classroom. Going from principalship to national policy, it was the same thing. In education policy, so few of us are actually former educators or have that experience.
What was CASEL looking for in a new leader?
They really wanted a leader who understood the field, who came from the field. They were looking for diversity. To say that was not important would not be true. They absolutely wanted a person of color. But there were, I think, three things I brought that made them think, “This is why she’s the right leader.”
First, was the right professional mix — the credibility at the local, state,and national levels as a policy influencer. Social-emotional learning has always been a bipartisan issue. How do we start to come back to the middle and think about the path ahead?
Second was the fact that I understand what it’s like to be in a classroom and trying to teach a kid who cannot emotionally regulate themselves. And then, also as a parent. I am a mom with two boys of color in public school, who has a child with special health care needs. It’s important to not only talk about SEL when it comes to race and culturally relevant teaching, but also students with disabilities.
I am bilingual and a first-generation American. I’m a dual language learner. All of those things combined, ultimately, are why I’m here.
With some communities so divided over how schools implement social-emotional learning, how do you “get back to the middle” as you say?
We need to strip out the politics and really get clear about who we’re serving and what our desired outcomes are — which, at the end of it, is to make sure that kids and educators are able to really recover from this pandemic. We have to recognize 53 percent of kids who are in public schools are students of color. The pandemic has forced us to look at things differently. We can’t not address cultural differences. We have to understand that the pandemic has disproportionately impacted communities of color.
You mentioned your work with states and governors. Legislatures are in session, and already in some states, curriculum and the way teachers discuss social injustice and issues of race, gender and identity are dominating committee hearings. Does CASEL have plans to get involved at that level?
We have to think about policy, practice and research. How do we bring all three of those together so that.policymakers can really make the best decisions for their state? It comes to your point of clarifying what SEL is and what it’s not. As a former teacher, there was no way I was going to teach my kids without having strong relationships with them. And that’s part of SEL, having strong meaningful relationships.
I would challenge anybody to go into a classroom and see what it’s like to try to teach kids who are struggling socially and emotionally, who don’t feel connected to either their classroom, the school or their teachers. How do we really amplify the realities of stories about what’s happening in the field? We can’t allow politics to get in front of what practitioners know is fundamentally best for their students.
It’s an election year, and some Republicans are running on platforms to root out educational practices they associate with critical race theory. Again, with your connections to NGA, what are your thoughts on that?
One of the things I learned while at NGA is there is not a governor anywhere who is not either a workforce governor, an education governor or both. Right now, this issue of SEL impacts both education and the workforce. Policymakers have perspectives and opinions on what needs to be done, but they’re also very open to listening, and I think my time at NGA will definitely serve me well in this role.
There are just conversations that need to be had. If we don’t really start to address what we’re hearing about the impacts to the workforce, we are going to lose students who don’t go back and finish their high school diploma. The impacts are not just in K-12 and are not just temporary. I was listening to a great piece that was talking about the young adults who have transitioned into the workforce from the pandemic, how the social impact is showing up in the workforce. They’re having a tough time being able to work in teams.
Does social-emotional learning need a new label, a new name?
This is something we struggled with at NGA. What do we call this? It’s something I think about when I’m on a walk. There’s certain language and vocab that works great when you’re talking to the choir.
There are terms that physicians can use that the common person wouldn’t understand, but when they break it down a different way people are like, “Oh okay, I get what you’re saying.”
We need to think about how educators are talking about it, how parents are talking about it, how policymakers are talking about it. Fundamentally, when you unpack it, there are some real commonalities.
We’re going to have to think about those thoughtful, productive, intentional conversations that we need to have to help us prioritize what’s best for students. I definitely have my ears perked up because there are multiple audiences that we are trying to bring along on this journey.
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We are getting asked by a lot of our clients about what to do with their existing cause marketing and social impact programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is it insensitive to keep running programs directed at other causes during this time? Should programs be pivoted towards the Coronavirus? What about deeply integrated brand tie-ins?
During this time, we encourage you to take a deep breathe and slow down to create an authentic, meaningful, and connected response to what is happening, right now.
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- The power of alignment with your team
- The tone of your message
- Serving the greatest need
- Fortifying your current community virtually
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What the Pandemic Means: Perspectives from the Trinity Long Room Hub Covid-19 Blog Collection
(Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, 2021)
In the spring of 2020, when the pandemic hit our shores, we were told to stay home. We listened to public health advice and to experts debating the measures required to protect us. Scientific terminology crept into our ...
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Tomorrow, the country eases back on one of the world’s most restrictive measures ever undertaken to control the COVID19 pandemic.
This does not mean that we have already defeated the virus. In fact, it continues to spread in record-high numbers.
It simply means that we are learning that we cannot defeat the virus by destroying along with it the very economic basis of our healthy existence and, without which, we cannot generate the needed resources to fight the virus, and save even more lives.
The severe restrictions on the mobility of the last two months have resulted in massive numbers of business enterprises closing or cutting down on operations. The numbers of the newly unemployed and underemployed are rising. The much-dreaded economic recession is already upon us. It is real.
We are among the lucky ones.
We managed not only to minimize expected business losses at the start of the quarantine period in mid-March this year and actually dared to actually expand our business by creating completely new trade channels and bringing our products even closer to the people than ever before through our various formats of rolling stores.
As a result, we are approaching the coming regimes of easing restrictions a stronger organization with more products and a healthier financial position.
All of these required creativity, courage, sacrifice and loyalty from our people. But this is not yet the time for self-congratulations.
We at BAVI met the difficult challenges of the last two months not by retreating but by advancing and expanding, proving the old adage that the best defense is still a good offense. With the new order to shift the nation towards general quarantine, a new race is begun.
I have already been given the marching orders to prepare for completely new realities and ways of doing things in the post-pandemic new economy.
I want everyone to protect themselves always by following strict health protocols. I will make sure that our workplaces comply with new government safety standards. And I am reminding all those working from home to be on work mode always during working hours.
Most of all, I am enjoining all our partners and stakeholders to support each other always as one community.
All of humanity is bracing for a new post-COVID world and some of the adjustments we need to take can be very disruptive and stressful.
My team before the pandemic is the same ever-reliable team running the business now to serve you our dear customers.
Maraming salamat po sa inyong tiwala!
With each other’s support, we can surmount any challenge stronger than before.
Believe in it.
By Ronald Daniel Ricaforte Mascariñas
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On International Nurses Day we hear from OU nursing students and graduates who have taken opportunities offered by the pandemic to diversity their skills and experience.
To mark World Health Day, we spoke to several academics from across the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies (WELS) to hear their thoughts on this year’s campaign theme of ‘Building a fairer, healthier world’ and find out how their own work is feeding into the WHO's call for global leaders to work together to tackle inequities in order to “build back fairer” post-pandemic.
Digital picture books have become increasingly popular with children and parents but how do digital books perform in comparison with traditional print versions in supporting children’s learning development?
When Natalie’s medical discharge ended a seven-year stint serving as a skilled Operator Maintainer on Type 23 frigates in the Royal Navy – her dream job – she developed an aspiration to follow a new career path in social care.
We caught up with WELS academics Dr Jenny Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion, and Kate Lister, Lecturer in Education Studies, to hear more about their personal experiences of gender bias in academia and to find out how being a woman in research has impacted their career in a positive way.
By changing the way teachers access learning materials and taking advance of smartphone technology, OU Zambian teacher training project ZEST is emerging from the pandemic stronger, and potentially more sustainable.
Research conducted by WELS colleagues during the pandemic-enforced school closures in Zimbabwe explores the complexities of remote learning for many children in low-income countries who are offline.
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The pandemic has altered the nature of workplace operations and the demands of modern employees. According to a PWC survey, over 56% of employees are having financial difficulties, which causes a variety of issues like mental stress and poor productivity. According to another report, more than 42% of workers have said that there have been more mental health problems since the pandemic.
Companies are tackling these issues; strategies are in place, but what is really required is somewhere in the organizational culture.
What exactly it means to be an employee-centric workplace
Employees respond differently to mental stress and absenteeism at work when their workplace is employee-centric rather than client-centric.
What does it actually mean to have an employee-centric workplace, then?
Well, the right culture holds the answer. The management, leaders, and managers have a significant impact on how the workplace culture is created and fostered. An organization that values its workers makes investments in improving its resources. This may appear in the form of improved technology, strong feedback loops, and more. The best productivity and lowest absenteeism rates are attained by businesses that expand alongside their staff members.
An employer-focused environment has unmatched advantages over others. It includes, but is not limited to, high levels of customer satisfaction, boosted output, decreased employee turnover, and motivated staff, among other things. Being an organization that values its employees, an employee-centric organization benefits from higher ROI. It’s the ideal situation because it improves operational quality while also making great first impressions and speaking well of the brand.
enreap: An Employee-centric Workplace
Several factors contribute to making enreap an employee-centric workplace. Here are a few of them –
Passionate Leaders
Every company develops into a great employee-centric organization as a result of its leaders and the part they play in instilling a great culture. At enreap, managers take the initiative to motivate staff members to keep up with their excellent work, while removing obstacles. The role of leaders is to make sure that each team member gets opportunities as per their passions, which further promotes excellent team cohesion and better inputs. Our leaders diligently respond to team member feedback and provide a more secure environment away from home.
Structured Performance Evaluation
enreap uses a structured, employee-driven performance evaluation process. Each team member identifies their four core responsibilities, which correspond to their KRA and KPI. Then, their performance is assessed using this, and suggestions are provided based on the areas of improvement. This gives the people at enreap more autonomy and freedom to choose their primary responsibilities and what to expect from their evaluation meetings. We provide a fair opportunity to reward the appropriate people without bias, thanks to our transparent rewards strategy. After all, showing appreciation when it is due greatly contributes to nurturing a nice environment.
Fun to Work
For us, having fun at work means setting aside time from our regular tasks to socialize with one another. We celebrate festivals, have potluck lunches, and participate in theme lunches. This makes sure that our relationships extend beyond the office, enabling everyone to socialize outside of board meetings as well. We aim to improve employee satisfaction at work with these initiatives.
Strict No to Micromanagement
Micromanagement can stifle innovation and is undesirable in any organization. At enreap, leaders give employees plenty of chances to develop naturally. Only in the absence of micromanagement can one experience this feeling of freedom. Working for a company that puts its employees first adds a sense of purpose and encourages authenticity among the staff. We use a human-centered strategy to achieve the best results while maintaining the caliber of the work we produce. Without restrictions on login and logout, we have observed a fantastic accountability mechanism that has begun setting down deeper roots within each team.
Unrestricted Brainstorming
The key to having an organization that values its employees is giving everyone a voice so they can express their opinions without fear. At enreap, we encourage and value unrestricted brainstorming, where we blur the lines between roles and pay close attention to everyone’s insightful comments and inquiries. Giving employees the freedom to work as they see fit and contribute without fear of judgment is the first step in ensuring their safety at work. Our Chai Pe Charcha town hall meetings are planned so that the people can interact with the leaders, be in the loop on major decisions, and be recognized, all in the spirit of having a transparent operational management system.
Transparency and Support
At enreap, we take great pride in meeting the physical, mental, and emotional needs of our employees. To enhance and broaden our employees’ well-being, we put strategic initiatives into action. Additionally, our personal development plans give our employees the freedom to enroll in technical upgradation courses, providing an unrivaled opportunity for personal development. The entire organization is aware of our vision and mission, and we all collaborate to meet expectations while keeping the same goal in mind.
Given that a diverse population is entering the workforce and has different expectations for their workplaces, it is imperative for businesses to become employee-centric. At enreap, we have invested a lot of time in putting the ideal strategy and personnel in place to ensure the legacy is carried on.
At enreap, we value our employees and their well-being.
Want to work in such a thriving environment, get in touch with us or explore current openings at enreap.
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The Utah COVID-19 Digital Collection Project has been created to document the response from the University of Utah and greater Utah community to the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020. We are soliciting photographs and stories from residents around the State of Utah to share with the world how the pandemic has affected their lives. Oral histories from the University of Utah are also included.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has pulled the rug out from under just about everyone on every continent.
This pandemic has understandably had a dramatic effect on the everyday lives of most people across the globe. With stay-at-home orders to work remote and children distance-learning this past school year and possibly this fall, many cannot wait for 2020 to be over.
With businesses, stores, and public places still closed in many areas of the country, and families are spending more quality time together. Additionally, employers provide employees with more flexibility enabling parents to be more present and involved in their children’s lives. This flexibility is a welcome change for workers who juggle a career and family amongst their other responsibilities.
As a result of more people working from home, less spending on commuting, vacationing, and eating out – has turned into significant monthly savings for some. This positive change means more money in your pocket for emergencies, home improvement, or investing for future retirement savings.
While traveling outside of the country may be on hold for the near future, many people enjoy their vacation home or cabin to escape their regular routines. For those who can work remotely from their second residence, this equates to more use of the property than usual.
2020 is the year of the road trip as more people vacation close to home, helping boost their local economy while keeping them less exposed to COVID-19. With safety in mind, RVing and camping have taken the top spot for many Americans’ summer vacations.
If your financial situation has changed for better or worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, I can help you plan for your short- and long-term financial goals.
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As a retirement income specialist and 38-year veteran of the financial services industry, August H. Velten understands what his clients need in order to enjoy a comfortable retirement. Augie is a former instructor for the Life Underwriter Training Council. He once occupied the legislative seat for the Maine Association of Life Insurers. At August H Velten & Associates, we know that it is your retirement, and you should have control over it. We offer our experience and knowledge to help you design a custom strategy for financial independence. Contact us today to schedule an introductory meeting!
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Here & Now host Jane Clayson speaks with ProPublica health care reporter Caroline Chen about the article she co-wrote, subtitled “The Next Deadly Pandemic Is Just a Forest Clearing Away.”
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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I read two post-apocalyptic novels recently during a somewhat rainy summer, promising myself that I would continue the streak from my post-apocalyptic Amazon Wish List. These are the books One Second After and Orphan Flu.
“Orphan Flu,” by A.D. Bolivar, is an outbreak novel – an unknown form of flu has evolved and started killing everything human that moves and moves, and the story takes us to the house of young Sara, whose father is a survivalist geek who prepared his kids for the worst. And here they are – the apocalypse is here, and they are ready! As the flu gets stronger, people are getting more aggressive, and there is no mercy for anyone – violence is omnipresent. Sara and her sister Eve head to their father’s friend’s house in Denver (and from Philadelphia), where their adventure begins…Which I rated 3/5 🙂
Fun for the summer but not good enough to pull you by the sleeve and tell you that you must read it. You don’t have to, but it will entertain you if you want to.
“One Second After” seems much more severe to me. Maybe because it was written by New York Times best-selling author William R. Forstchen, who specializes in military history and the history of technology, and who also wrote some Star Trek. More severe and tense than Orphan, this is the story of an EMP attack on the USA. In a second, all electronic devices stop working, and the small town in North Carolina (where the author lives) is left in the dark and wondering what happened. A retired colonel, today a professor at a nearby university, John Matherson, has an inkling of what it is all about. Things are quickly moving toward a post-apocalyptic scenario…”One Second After” deserves a rating higher than Orphan and a definite recommendation.
I’m currently reading Farnham’s “Farnham’s Freehold” by Robert A. Heinlein, whose main character is Hugh Farnham, who built a nuclear shelter, which no one thought he would need, but then…you won’t believe what happened 🙂 Nuclear attack! I mostly got to some parts after the attack, and I can’t say that there is anything that particularly attracts me back to this book, but the final impression when I finish.
Update: I gave up on Heinlen; he’s boring.
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Kindness During Covid Times: Vietnamese and Expats Help the Needy
| The medical staff of Hue, Hanoi University of Public Health and the Medical Center of Ward 5, District 5 received protective clothing and medical supplies jointly contributed and donated by the community and Operation Smile. |
The coronavirus pandemic has spread rapidly in the recent weeks, and as a result lots of people are dealing with a new level of stress and anxiety, as well as increased self-isolation. However, there are lots of things, both big and small, that people can do to help each other out — even while practicing social-distancing.
In response to the Vietnam funding campaign and the desire to contribute in the fight against the Covid-19, Operation Smile Vietnam has been calling for the community's support, raising funds to buy protective clothing for frontline medical staff.
As of August 1, Operation Smile Vietnam has received VND 175,210,700. This amount is doubled by the commitment of the US Operation Smile, so the donation amount has now reached VND 350,421,400.
According to information from Operation Smile Vietnam, 1,000 Personal protective equipment (PPE) suits, more than 1,000 N95 masks and more than 1,100 anti-droplet masks have been packed and are being shipped to District 11 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City Odonto Stomatology Hospital. The medical supplies also are being send to a team of doctors from Hue are on duty in District 8, and Operation Smile's medical volunteers are working at many hospitals in the city.
Also, currently raising funds for equipment, supplies serving Covid-19 fight is the VinaCapital Foundation with its “Help Vietnam Breathe – Vi Nhip tho Viet Nam” program.
Up to the morning of August 2, the campaign has successfully raised VND 3,639,566,587. 28 ventilators and 30 days of Personal Protective Equipment have been donated to Covid-19 treatment hospitals in HCM City and Long An province.
“Help Vietnam Breathe – Vi Nhip tho Viet Nam” is a program implemented by VinaCapital Foundation to raise funds for purchasing a minimum of 15 ventilators for hospitals treating Covid-19 patients and PPE suits to protect 9,000 frontline healthcare workers from high risk of infection for at least 30 days.
The program will continue to raise funds for more equipment and supplies as long as the pandemic situation remains complicated.
| Russian residents in Nha Tran city thanked the Ministry of National Defense of Khanh Hoa province and the provincial Vietnam - Russia Friendship Association for the Covid-19 support packages. |
| Vietnam recorded 157,507 cases of Covid-19 as of 6am August 2. The number of infections during the new pandemic wave that began in the country on April 27 reached 153,672, with 40,383 patients having recovered. |
Around 100 Russians in Khanh Hoa province have benefited from Covid-19 support packages. Recently, the Khanh Hoa provincial military command in collaboration with the Foreign Affairs Department and the provincial Vietnam - Russia Friendship Association presented 100 gifts to Russian citizens suffered from the adverse impacts of the Covid-19 in Nha Trang city.Each gift is worth VND 500,000, including a box of instant noodles, one carton of milk, 5kg of rice, and hundreds of kilograms of vegetables.
This number of gifts is extracted from the "0-VND stalls" funded by the local budget, contributions from officers and soldiers of the armed forces in the province, and the provincial Youth Union’s Covid-19 support fund.
According to Hoang Van Vinh, standing vice president of the provincial Vietnam - Russia Friendship Association, there are currently more than 700 Russian citizens residing in Nha Trang city, nearly 100 families are facing difficulties. They lost their jobs and unable to return home, so they have had to ask for help from the community for many months now.
| Secretary of Vinh Long Provincial Youth Union Nguyen Huynh Thu gives gifts to Lao and Cambodian students staying in school dormitory during the newest outbreak. Photo: Xuan Phuc |
Vinh Long provincial youth union on August 2 also visited and gave gifts to support Lao and Cambodian students staying in school dormitory during the newest outbreak, reported Thanh Nien (Youth) newspaper.
At each place, the provincial youth union has visited and encouraged students, and gave each one a gift package worth VND 300,000.
Currently, Vinh Long province has 125 foreign students, including 106 Lao students and 19 Cambodian students studying at Mien Tay Construction University and Cuu Long University.
On the same day, Souliya Kiewphilavong, chief of Office of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union Central Committee visited the Vietnamese student dormitory of the National University of Laos in Vientiane to present the students with gifts worth 12 million kip (USD 1,254).
The gifts include daily necessaries, medical masks, and hand sanitizers in aid of the students.
The National University of Laos now has 184 Vietnamese students, the most among Lao universities, according to VNA.
| Vietnamese Woman Runs Child Care Center in Houston to Teach Children amid Pandemic A young Vietnamese woman has run a child care center to teach Vietnamese children in Houston during the pandemic. |
| Covid-19: Beijing Reported Its First Case In 6 Months Amid Delta Variant Break The Chinese capital Beijing on Wednesday reported a locally transmitted COVID-19 confirmed case, the first in months, local authorities said Thursday, as China is struggling ... |
| Apple’s Profits Nearly Doubled In Latest Quarter Despite Pandemic Apple has spent most of the last two years relentlessly upgrading its product lineup, and its moves are definitely paying off. |
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