Social insecurity and varieties of family resilience strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic

PurposeThis study is aimed at developing an understanding of the consequences of the pandemic on families' socioeconomic resilience, and the strategies adopted by the families in overcoming social vulnerabilities amid uncertainty.Design/methodology/approachThe materials for this study consist of semi-structured interviews with 21 families spread across the South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Families in the study represent four different income levels, namely very high, high, middle and low, and who also work in the informal sector. Each family has at least 1 or more members who fall into the vulnerable category (children, the elderly, people with disabilities unemployed or having potential economic vulnerability).FindingsTwo main findings are outlined. Regardless of their socioeconomic status, many of the families analyzed adopted similar strategies to remain resilient. Among the strategies are classifying the urgency of purchasing consumer goods based on financial capacity rather than needs, leveraging digital economic opportunities as alternative sources of income, utilizing more extensive informal networks and going into debt. Another interesting finding shows that the pandemic, to some extent, has saved poor families from social insecurity. This is supported by evidence showing that social distancing measures during the pandemic have reduced the intensity of sociocultural activities, which require invited community members to contribute financially. The reduction of sociocultural activities in the community has provided more potential savings for the poor.Research limitations/implicationsIn this study, informants who provided information about their family conditions represent a major segment of the workforce and tend to be technologically savvy and younger, due to the use of Zoom as a platform for conducting interviews. Therefore, there may be a bias in the results. Another limitation is that since the interviewees were recommended by our social network in the fields, there is a risk of a distorted selection of participants.Originality/valueThis study offers insights that are critical in helping to analyze family patterns in developing countries in mitigating the risks and uncertainties caused by COVID-19. In addition, the literature on social policy and development could benefit from further research on COVID-19 as an alternative driver to identify mechanisms that could bring about change that would result in "security.” Critical questions and limitations of this study are presented at the end of the paper to be responded to as future research agenda.

« Gardez le vaccin au Sud » : mieux comprendre l'hésitation à la vaccination contre la COVID-19 au Nunavik

The COVID‑19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccines to prevent infectious diseases, but also the issues related to vaccine acceptance among individuals and groups targeted by vaccination programs. The concept of vaccine hesitancy is now commonly used in public health spheres to refer to the fact that a portion of the population has significant doubts and concerns about vaccines that can lead to a vaccine refusal or delay. Most research on vaccine hesitancy focuses on individual knowledge, beliefs, values, attitudes, life trajectories and experiences. However, the focus on individual determinants of vaccine hesitancy can lessen the importance of broader structural and socio-cultural influences on attitudes and decisions about immunization. Based on interviews conducted in Nunavik, this article proposes to explore how organizational and historical factors, social norms, and shared values and beliefs about the etiology of COVID‑19 and the efficacy and usefulness of vaccines to prevent the virus, influence COVID‑19 vaccine hesitancy in Inuit communities.Alternate :La pandemia de la COVID‑19 evidenció la importancia de la vacunación para prevenir las enfermedades infecciosas, pero también los retos ligados a la aceptación de las vacunas entre individuos o grupos específicos. El concepto de desconfianza en la vacunación se volvió de uso común en la salud pública para referirse al hecho de que una parte de la población tiene temores importantes relacionados con la vacunación;temores que pueden llevar al rechazo o postergar la vacunación. La importancia de los conocimientos, creencias, valores, actitudes, trayectorias de vida y experiencias individuales en las investigaciones sobre la vacunación a veces puede ocultar la importancia de influencias estructurales y socioculturales más amplias sobre las actitudes y decisiones con respecto a la vacunación. A partir de entrevistas realizadas en Nunavik, este artículo se propone explorar cómo los factores organizacionales e históricos, las normas sociales, los valores y las creencias compartidas respecto a la etiología de la COVID‑19 y sobre la efectividad y el poder de las vacunas en la prevención, influyen sobre la desconfianza en la vacunación contra la COVID‑19 en las comunidades inuit.Alternate :La pandémie de la COVID‑19 a mis en évidence l'importance de la vaccination pour prévenir des maladies infectieuses, mais également les enjeux liés à l'acceptation des vaccins par les individus et groupes ciblés par les programmes. Le concept d'hésitation à la vaccination est désormais couramment utilisé en santé publique pour référer au fait qu'une partie de la population entretient des craintes importantes par rapport à la vaccination ;craintes qui peuvent mener à refuser ou à retarder la vaccination. L'accent important mis sur les connaissances, les croyances, les valeurs, les attitudes, les trajectoires de vie et les expériences individuelles dans les recherches sur la vaccination peut toutefois occulter l'importance des influences structurelles et socioculturelles plus larges sur les attitudes et décisions à l'égard de la vaccination. À partir d'entretiens menés au Nunavik, cet article propose donc d'explorer comment les facteurs organisationnels et historiques, les normes sociales, les valeurs et les croyances partagées à propos de l'étiologie de la COVID‑19 et à propos de l'efficacité et de la puissance des vaccins pour la prévenir, influent sur l'hésitation à la vaccination contre la COVID‑19 dans des communautés inuit.

A Case Study of University Students' Performance in Arabic and Islamic Culture Courses Before and During the Pandemic (Face-to-Face and Online Instruction)

In the present study, we examined whether students' academic success in courses devoted to Arabic and Islamic culture changed when the familiar face-to-face delivery format (before the Covid-19 pandemic) was discarded in favor ofan online synchronous delivery format (during the pandemic). The final class grades of students enrolled in one of four courses in a sequence devoted to Arabic culture and religion were compared while holding constant the variable instructor. The ability of early performance indicators to predict final class grades was also examined to assess whether there were differences between instructional deliveries. Superior performance and lower failure rates were observed online for courses at the beginning of the sequence, but not at the end of the sequence. These findings suggest that the impact of instructional delivery might vary depending on the students' accumulated academic experience.

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: Towards Effective Post-Pandemic Policies

[...]a broad and inclusive approach to post-pandemic policy-making—one that considers Indigenous forms of knowledge whilst fostering appreciation for their cultures and lives—is needed to adequately assist Indigenous peoples in repairing the harm they have suffered as a result of COVID-19.3 COVID-19 and its deadly impact on Indigenous communities There are no less than eight hundred distinct Indigenous communities across Latin America, each with its own unique identity, culture, and [End Page 169] history. In Bolivia, for example, where Indigenous groups comprise a significant portion of the electorate (between 41 and 62 percent of the population), Latin America's first Indigenous political executive was elected in 2006.4 In most instances, however, Indigenous peoples make up only a small proportion of Latin American country populations (generally ranging from 0.5–15 percent), one factor ensuring limited political influence and the widespread marginalization of their interests.5 As a consequence, Indigenous peoples across the region entered the pandemic whilst already suffering from a range of serious economic and socio-cultural inequalities.6 Inadequate access to medical care, chronic poverty and economic marginalization, racism and prejudice, and inadequate access to education are common issues that exacerbated the impact of the pandemic.7 The World Health Organization confirmed the arrival of the pandemic in the region on February 26, 2020. [...]Indigenous mortality rates were 4.03 percent in Brazil and 19.9 percent in Mexico—significantly higher than 2.2 percent and 5.7 percent overall mortality rates in each country respectively.9 Unfortunately, the lack of regional data on, and deliberate under-reporting of, Indigenous mortality rates across much of Latin America has problematized many of the available datasets.10 In Brazil, for example, organizations such as The Articulation of Indigenous Peoples (APIB), have shown that the total number of recognized Indigenous deaths (902 persons as of April 7, 2022), undercounts the actual figure by at least 31 percent.11 Other sources, such as the Special Secretariat for Indigenous Health (SESAI), which is responsible for Indigenous medical care, also provides incomplete data on Brazilian Indigenous mortality by failing to count Indigenous urban dwellers or those who live outside of recognized government-controlled territories in their data sets.12 Such groups are among some of the most vulnerable Indigenous communities in the country, receiving little, if any, support from government agencies charged with supporting Indigenous communities.13 As a result, the scale and scope of COVID-19's impact on Indigenous Brazilians is, and for the foreseeable future will likely remain, unknowable.14 Despite a lack of adequate data across much of Latin America, a growing body of evidence indicates that Indigenous peoples were particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, and that they likely died or suffered long-term health issues in disproportionate numbers.15 In a study of Indigenous peoples in Chile, for instance, regions with larger Indigenous populations recorded a noticeable increase in overall mortality.16 Where direct data do not exist, emerging studies suggest that the medical impact of COVID-19 was likely compounded by a range of structural inequalities and environmental factors.17 Many Indigenous peoples lack access to adequate medical care. [...]disproportionate exposure to pesticides—used extensively in agricultural industries in which many Indigenous people find employment, as well as exposure to smoke inhalation—caused by out-of-control forest fires across Latin America—likely exacerbated the repertory symptoms caused by COVID-19.18 As a consequence, Indigenous peoples had to face COVID-19 not only with fewer resources, but with greater exposure to the types of pre-existing conditions known to aggravate the impact of the disease.19 Particularly high mortality rates among Indigenous elders, who act as stores of traditional knowledge, affected cultural continuity and community cohesion.20 To better understand this we spoke with a representative of the Indigenous Kaingang people, Duko Vãgfy, who explained that "[t]he worst losses [we suffered] were the elders, because they held so much knowledge about [our] people.

Sociocultural and moral narratives influencing the decision to vaccinate among rheumatic disease patients: a qualitative study.

INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES: Vaccination is a process that involves individual, social, and ethical aspects, beyond public governance of vaccines or vaccination as a public health concern. The aim of this study is to describe the sociocultural and moral narratives that influence the decision to vaccinate in general and to vaccinate against COVID-19 specifically, among patients at the rheumatology units of two hospitals. METHODS: Qualitative study involving individual semi-structured interviews following an interview guide. We conducted a thematic analysis using the ATLAS.ti software, with further triangulation to verify concordance and aid in the interpretation of the data from a medical anthropology framework and using a narrative ethics approach to gain insight into the participants' underlying moral values. RESULTS: We interviewed 37 patients in total, along with 3 rheumatologists. Five core themes emerged from the analysis to understand the decision to vaccinate: (1) information about vaccines and disease, (2) perceived risk-benefit of vaccination, (3) the physician-patient relationship, (4) governance of vaccination programs, (5) attitudes towards vaccines. Individual and family experiences with vaccination are diverse depending on the type of vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine, as a new medical technology, is met with more controversy leading to hesitancy. CONCLUSIONS: The decision to vaccinate among Mexican rheumatic disease patients can sometimes involve doubt and distrust, especially for those with a lupus diagnosis, but ultimately there is acceptance in most cases. Though patients make and value autonomous decisions, there is a collective process involving sociocultural and ethical aspects. Key points • The complexity of vaccine decision-making is better identified through a narrative, qualitative approach like the one used in this study, as opposed to solely quantitative approaches • Sociocultural and moral perspectives of vaccination shape decision-making and, therefore, highlight the importance of including patients in the development of effective clinical practice guidelines as well as ethically justified public policy • Sociohistorical context and personal experiences of immunization influence vaccine decision-making much more than access to biomedical information about vaccines, showing that approaches based on the information deficit model are inadequate to fight vaccine hesitancy.

The effects experienced by battered women in light of the Corona pandemic (COVID-19): A study applied to social workers in the Social Protection House and government hospitals in Makkah Al-Mukarramah

The Corona pandemic represents a human catastrophe that leads to changes and transformations that attacked the heart of societies and their economies, as global indicators indicate an increasing rise in cases of infection and death around the clock as a result of non-compliance with precautionary measures and measures to prevent the spread of infection in an alarming manner, which called on all governments of developed and developing countries to take measures to limit From the spread of this epidemic, as air traffic stopped, land, sea and air flights were canceled, borders were closed, trade and industry movement stopped, and states of emergency were declared to prevent citizens from being in gathering places in all its forms. A ban was imposed, and the current study seeks to identify the effects that battered women suffer in light of The Corona pandemic (COVID-19), through a set of sub-objectives and questions adopted by the study. The study is a descriptive analytical study using the comprehensive social survey method, social workers in the Social Protection House, in addition to those concerned with dealing with cases of violence in government hospitals in the Makkah region. The study on the questionnaire as a main tool in the studies The study reached a set of results, the most important of which were: the social factors associated with social distancing, the economic factors associated with closure, the psychological factors associated with home quarantine and lead to violence against women, and the results revealed the effects that battered women suffer as a result of the Corona pandemic, which are ( health, economic, social and psychological)

Preventive Measures against Ebola and COVID-19 and Their Impact on Human Dirty-Hand Disease Mitigation in Côte d'Ivoire

Hygiene is the most useful public health measure for preventing infections of important endemic and emerging diseases of global significance. This study aimed to assess the impact of these public health preventive measures on dirty hand diseases. A retrospective survey was conducted in the rural general hospitals of Taabo (south-central Côte d'Ivoire) and Marcory (urban Abidjan) to collect clinical data on dirty hand diseases in the patients' records from 2013 to 2020. In addition, focus group discussions (N = 8) were conducted in the communities in both settings to identify the sociocultural and economic hindering or fostering factors that affected the adoption of and the compliance with handwashing and disinfection practices. A total of 3245 and 8154 patients' records were examined in the general hospitals of Taabo and Marcory, respectively. Compared with women, men were more affected by typhoid fever (OR, 0.68 [95%CI, 0.53–0.88]) and influenza (OR, 0.87 [95%CI, 0.75–1]). Hygiene measures promoted during Ebola and COVID-19 outbreaks had no impact on the prevalence of typhoid fever in both settings;however, a positive impact was observed regarding influenza infections. Populations were aware of the importance of handwashing for public health but had difficulties adhering due to financial constraints, access to drinking water, and the absence or scarcity of handwashing facilities.

Landscapes of Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Flanders (Belgium)

Western aging policies prioritize aging-in-place, often emphasizing informal care and support. However, organizing informal care at home gives rise to complicated and multilayered negotiations between people and their home environments. This negotiation involves sociocultural, economic, and spatial dimensions, impacting the so-called landscapes of care. Distance, both geographical and emotional, is a key factor in informal care. As the COVID-19 pandemic plunged us into a health crisis unprepared, governmental measures had to be implemented quickly. Older and at-risk persons especially had to keep distance from non-household members. These measures expectedly impacted the existing landscapes of care, especially regarding caring task divisions. This article discusses how landscapes of care were affected in Flanders (Dutch-speaking region of Belgium) during and shortly after its first lockdown. Sixteen in-depth, qualitative digital interviews were conducted as part of an interdisciplinary research project. They explored how social support and informal care networks of community-dwelling older adults might have changed during the pandemic. The findings indicate that informal care and support became more strictly and unilaterally organized within the families with a contraction of social support networks. Therefore, older people, although cared for, were forced into an organized social isolation at home.

The Case for Playful Pedagogy in the High School English Classroom

Boehm and Franklin investigate how approaching pedagogy through a framework of playfulness in the secondary English classroom can facilitate joy in teaching and learning. Drawing from sociocultural perspectives of literacy, they define a playful approach to secondary literacy pedagogy as one that involves imagination, responsiveness, and laughter. Decades of research have pointed to play as a valuable classroom practice for young learners. They argue that secondary English teachers can draw on this research to approach literacy learnin playfully. English education scholars have described playful literacy learning in secondary classrooms through multiliteracies and critical literacy.

Examining the roles of acculturative stressors and cultural factors in major health and safety issues among Hispanic/Latino farmworkers

Statement of the problem: Hispanic/Latino farmworkers are at increased risk of adverse health and safety outcomes. Heightened levels of acculturative stress and the unique cultural characteristics and beliefs reported by this group increase workers' vulnerability for adverse outcomes. Method: The first project consisted of a systematic review examining threats to the health and safety of Hispanic/Latino agricultural workers attributable to climate change, focusing specifically on their risk for heat-related illnesses (HRI) and cultural factors and beliefs increasing workers' vulnerability for HRI. The second project was a secondary data analysis focused on identifying potential relationships between acculturative stressors, cultural factors, and workers' recent utilization of healthcare services in the United States. The final project was an exploratory study identifying COVID-19 associated stress experienced by a largely foreign-born group of Hispanic/Latino farmworkers in North Carolina. Like the preceding projects, this study focused on acculturative stressors and cultural beliefs potentially impacting workers' experiences with COVID-19. Results: The first project determined that Hispanic/Latino farmworkers were indeed at increased risk for HRI. Workers occupational safety behaviors were informed by common cultural beliefs and misconceptions, increasing workers' risk for HRI. The second project found that there were statistically significant associations between the outcome, workers' recent utilization of healthcare services in the United States, and the predictors foreign-born status, migrant worker status, work authorization (legal work authorization versus undocumented status), reading English language proficiency, and gender. The third project found that Hispanic/Latino farmworkers surveyed struggled with some level of COVID-19 stress with roughly half of participants reporting concerns about their ability to provide for and see family members as a result of COVID-19.Conclusion: This dissertation identified a number of cultural factors and acculturative stressors impacting Hispanic/Latino farmworkers' health. Overall, the findings of this dissertation support the need for further research on the relationships between acculturative stressors, cultural factors, and health behaviors among Hispanic/Latino farmworkers. These relationships should be important considerations in research concerning Hispanic/Latino farmworkers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

At the intersection of two countries: A comparative critical analysis of COVID-19 communication in Australia and New Zealand: International Journal for Mass Communication studies

This research provides critical, comparative insights into the public communication responses employed by Australia and New Zealand during the first twelve months following the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic. The two nations share a similar socio-political and cultural context, but despite being highlighted by the international media as early success stories, their public communication responses to the pandemic showed noteworthy differences. Borrowing from cultural studies, this paper applies the circuit of culture model and offers a snapshot in time that reinforces the importance of socio-cultural awareness when communicating intricate and challenging information. It supports the idea that a range of effective solutions to complex communication challenges are possible and may result in a similar outcome, including strengthened identities and national pride during uncertain times.

Looking at Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy through a macro perspective. A comparative study of Italy, Poland and Portugal

This article aims to overcome the most common interpretive paradigms on vaccine hesitancy and refusal when are limited to consider the individual or group level and provide a contextual reading. For the purpose of this study, cultural, economic and political conditions are considered constituent materials of "thinking" and "doing" in everyday life and of "problematizing" the issue of vaccines in the Covid-19 era. By adopting an analytical model derived from Sewell's pattern of contextualized structures (as a result of schemas and resources), the article compares three exemplary cases: Portugal, the country with the highest rate of Covid-19 vaccination;Italy, one of the most vaccine-hesitant western countries in Europe;and Poland, which with its vaccination rate well exemplifies vaccine-hesitant post-socialist CEE countries. By combining the schemas and resources, this study gives a social map with types of context-driven structures and offers an initial interpretative key useful to understanding the complexity of problem framing and structuring in the Covid-19 pandemic era in different sociocultural and political contexts.

Peace Beyond the Binary: A Creative Intersectional Perspective on Global Forced Displacement

In a defiant celebration of their queer subculture at the end of the first act, the lead character exclaims: "the opposite of war isn't peace-it's creation!"1 This lyrical moment spotlights how peace cannot be a crucial determinant of health and well-being if underlying systems of power remain the same;when addressing forced displacement on a global scale, public health responses must instead prioritize dismantling binary social constructs and intentionally creating inclusive care systems. The global COVID-19 pandemic has intensified existing cycles of violence and displacement generated by structural inequality, poverty, the climate crisis, and political instability.2,3 These systems operate through divisive, binary social categories-rich and poor, woman and man, Black and White, perpetrator and victim, citizen and foreigner- making people at the intersection of marginalized identity dimensions increasingly vulnerable to violence and forced migration within and across societies.4 Binary frameworks also determine which displaced populations receive refugee designation and, thus, protection. A study of transgender asylum seekers in Mexico found that they experienced discrimination in education and employment based on their evolving gender identities, violence from both their families and state officials, and adverse mental health outcomes.6 In another study, LGBTQ+ refugees and asylees living in a range of contexts in the United States and Canada reported widespread experiences of violence and a lack of support resources and protection across institutional levels and locations.7 These studies highlight how refugees who transcend binary constructs face violence and displacement not just from their communities but also from a migrant protection apparatus designed for refugees whose identities are assumed to fit neatly into predetermined boxes. Kimberlé Crenshaw's original use of the framework explored how binary conceptions of gender and race in the US legal system produced differential access to systems of justice for women who had experienced violence;the structural separation of racial discrimination and gender discrimination privileged White women's and Black men's experiences and obscured the cross-cutting effects of gender and race for Black women.8 In seeking to address forced displacement, I argue that we must incorporate an expanded version of intersectionality- what I call "creative intersectionality"- that explores how global systems of power relate to and shape one another, recognizes that identity dimensions are not dichotomous nor essential but are developed by translocational experiences and sociocultural contexts, and prioritizes critical action to deconstruct binaries in favor of new systems for collective well-being.9,10 For example, using creative intersectionality as a lens to understand and ultimately address forced displacement requires that we examine all forms of binary constructs, and not just those imposed on an individual's identity dimensions.

Noneconomic Dimensions of Migrants' Adaptation to the Labor Market: Migrant Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Cultures during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This article explores the interactions of migrant Polish business owners with the new entrepreneurial culture in their host country (the UK). The research question of the article concerns how migrant business owners experience the entrepreneurial culture of their host society and how this process reflects noneconomic aspects of labor market adaptation. In the theoretical dimension, the aim is to develop a perspective of examining the labor market adaptation of migrants as a cultural process which reflects certain values and internalized or institutionalized patterns of thinking and acting (Hofstede 2005). The study examines cross-cultural encounters in three interconnected areas: entrepreneurs' relations with the state, their interactions with other business people, and their interactions with their employees. International mobility provides individuals with the potential to modify their habits and beliefs in the new structural settings and socio-cultural environment of their activities. Socioeconomic crises are moments of trial for migrants, highlighting the challenges of adaptation but also clarifying differences in values and behaviors. The COVID-19 pandemic perpetuated the migrants' view of the host country as an entrepreneurship-friendly state and enhanced their vision of the host's entrepreneurial culture as one based on a high level of trust in regard to business owners. The analysis is based on the qualitative method (53 interviews with Polish migrant entrepreneurs).

Cultura democrática em meio à pandemia de coronavírus no Brasil: um olhar longitudinal

Este artigo parte dos dados do projeto Valores em Crise para discutir em que medida a cultura democrática foi afetada pela pandemia de covid-19 no Brasil. Tal projeto se valeu de uma abordagem de painéis longitudinais para avaliar os valores e atitudes sociopolíticas de uma amostra nacional de brasileiros em três momentos distintos da pandemia. Os resultados mostram uma ampla estabilidade na maioria das variáveis de cultura democrática ao longo da pandemia, sugerindo que a crise do coronavírus não afetou significativamente a cultura política dos brasileiros. Todavia, identificamos importantes variações no nível das desagregações sociodemográficas que merecem consideração. Concluímos que, embora em um primeiro momento a crise sanitária tenha fomentado algumas forças de capital social e de apoio às instituições, o contexto político altamente conturbado limitou qualquer oportunidade de se valer dessa situação para avançar nossa democracia. Palavras-chave: Cultura Democrática. Valores em Crise. Democracia. Painel Longitudinal. Covid-19.Alternate : This article uses data from the Values in Crisis project to discuss the extent to which democratic culture was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. This project used a longitudinal panel approach to assess the sociopolitical values and attitudes of a national sample of Brazilians at three different moments of the pandemic. The results show broad stability in most variables of democratic culture throughout the pandemic, suggesting that the coronavirus crisis has not significantly affected the political culture of Brazilians. However, we have identified important variations in the level of sociodemographic disaggregation that deserve consideration. We conclude that, although at first the health crisis has fostered some forces of social capital and support for institutions, the highly troubled political context has limited any opportunity to take advantage of this situation to advance our democracy. Keywords: Democratic Culture. Values in Crisis. Democracy. Longitudinal Panel. COVID-19.Alternate : Este articulo es parte de los datos del proyecto Valores em Crise para discutir en que medida la cultura democrática fué afectada por la pandemia de covid-19 en Brasil. El proyecto há utilizado un abordage de paneles para evaluar los valores y actitudes sociopolíticas de una muestra nacional de brasileños en tres momentos distintos d e la pandemia. Los resultados muestran una amplia estabilidade em la mayoria de las variables de cultura democrática al largo de la pandemia, sugeriendo que la crisis del coronavirus no há afectado significativamente la cultura política de los brasileños. Todavia, identificamos importantes variaciones em el nível de desagregaciones sociodemográficas. Concluímos que, aunque en un primer momento la crisis sanitaria tenga forjado algunas fuerzas de capital social y de apoyo a las instituciones, el contexto político altamente conturbado há limitado cualquier oportunidade para avanzar nuestra democracia. Palavras-clave: Cultura Democrática. Valores em Crisis. Democracia. Panel. Covid-19.

Russian National-Civic Identity Through the Lens of History, Culture, and Socio-Political Life

This article has analyzed the Russian national-civic identity at the current stage of Russia's history and the importance of its components as assessed by the respondents compared with other macro-identities, based on materials supplied by the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FCTAS RAS), VTsIOM, RLMS-HSE, in-depth and expert interviews and focus-groups.. Scholars, university lecturers, schoolteachers, journalists, public and ethnic activists from different regions of Russia comprised an expert group. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic affected, to a great extent, public moods and the readiness to be associated with Russian citizens due to an insufficient support from the state and strict isolation. An analysis of mass perception by Russian citizens of the role of civic, historical, cultural and emotional components of Russian identity revealed that the common state was and remains the strongest consolidating factor of Russian identity, and that in less than a year's time the share of Russian citizens who perceive the "historical past" and "native land" as important unifying components has increased. Today, the memory of military victories of Russia and its people is the main historical factor of consolidation of Russian identity. It turns out that the shared tragedies are less important, to an extent, yet not completely forgotten. The younger generation and creative intelligentsia spoke about the importance of a comprehensive approach to teaching history: "It is necessary to study both ups and downs." Culture, mass rather than "high," remains an important factor of integration in Russia. Culture as a unifying factor consists of common holidays, popular songs, books and films. On the other hand, the civic component of Russian identity is still poorly developed: people practically do not associate participation in elections, referendums, meetings, rallies and volunteer movements with Russian citizenship.

Teletherapy trauma treatment in context: Caring for refugee patients during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

This paper draws from the clinical perspectives of a multidisciplinary group of mental health providers serving refugees and asylum seekers during the COVID-19 pandemic within the largest safety-net hospital and Level 1 trauma center in New England, United States. Weaving our clinical observations with relevant pandemic-era policy and empirical trauma literature, we identify key contextual factors (legal, clinical, sociocultural, and environmental) and related inequities affecting refugees and asylum seekers. Guided by the American Psychological Association's Layered Ecological Model of the Multicultural Guidelines, Liberation Psychology, and Kleinman's Explanatory Model, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of teletherapy with refugee populations, ethical considerations for teletherapy delivery and trauma treatment specifically, and adoption of telehealth as a long-term modality for refugee patients. We close this paper with specific recommendations for systems of care serving refugees and for teletherapy delivery at the practitioner, institution, and policy levels. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) Impact Statement Clinical Impact Statement This paper highlights unique clinical practice issues for providing trauma-focused teletherapy to refugees and asylum seekers during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is on understanding refugee and asylum-seeking patients in context. We provide recommendations to clinicians and institutions for reducing barriers to accessing care for refugee patients and improving teletherapy practice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Factores que contribuyen en la adopción del comercio electrónico en las Mipymes

La pandemia se convirtió en un impulsor para la adopción y uso de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, así como de procesos de digitalización en las empresas. Con el confinamiento por los riesgos de la cercanía física muchas empresas vieron la conveniencia y ventajas de usar tecnologías digitales para ofrecer sus productos, llegar al cliente, mantenerse e, incluso, aumentar sus ventas. Las redes sociales posibilitaron el "contacto social" a distancia y se convirtieron en otros medios de compra-venta, por lo que el comercio electrónico cobró mayor relevancia. El uso de estas redes para comerciar es cada vez más frecuente y con mayor confianza por parte de los consumidores. Este trabajo trata sobre las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas y el comercio electrónico;su objetivo es identificar los factores que contribuyen en la adopción del comercio electrónico. Para lograrlo se realizó un análisis de las fuentes bibliográficas, una búsqueda hemerográfica y de bases de datos estadísticos. Entre los factores están el cambio de cultura del empresario para invertir, adoptar y usar las tecnologías digitales. Ello requiere del conocimiento, aprendizaje, desarrollo de destrezas y habilidad, intercambio de experiencias en el conjunto de la empresa.Alternate :The pandemic became a driver for the adoption and use of information and communication technologies, as well as digitization processes in companies. With the confinement due to the risks of physical proximity, many companies saw the need and the advantage of making use of digital technologies to offer their products, reach the customer, maintain themselves and even increase their sales. Social networks enabled remote "social contact" and became other means of buying and selling, so electronic commerce became more relevant. The use of these networks to trade is becoming more frequent and with greater confidence on the part of consumers. This work deals with micro, small and medium enterprises and electronic commerce. Its objective is to identify the factors that contribute to the adoption of electronic commerce. To achieve this, an analysis of the bibliographic sources, a hemerographic search and statistical databases was carried out. Among the factors are the change in culture of the entrepreneur to invest, adopt and use digital technologies. This requires knowledge, learning, development of skills and abilities, exchange of experiences throughout the company.

The use of diaries in psychological research: The creative and dialogical intimacy of self-other-world relationships in the context of cultural mutations

This paper discusses the potential for accessing the intersubjective psychic dynamics that the use of oral diaries about everyday life can offer to Psychology, from an ideographic, cultural, and qualitative perspective. Based on the authors' experience with this research activity mediated by instant messaging applications, we argue about the singularity produced by such a field of elaboration of meanings regarding the affective, ambiguous and potentially creative and authorial face of such enunciations. The use of this research instrument took place during critical periods of the COVID-19 pandemic, a historical moment marked by a profound decentering of forms of life, which was the driving force behind significant cultural mutations both in the personal and collective spheres. We propose that the instrument provided interpretative access to three fundamental records of experience, namely: corporeality, temporality, and the meaning-making process. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Navigating feedback practices across learning contexts: implications for feedback literacy

Student feedback practices have been primarily discussed within a context of the particular course or unit of study. Little attention has been paid to how students navigate their feedback practices as they progress through different learning contexts and whether they apply known feedback strategies in new settings. To open exploration of this issue, case studies of five participants were studied over different courses – undergraduate, direct-entry access program and postgraduate - in order to identify how learners' understandings of past and immediate contexts impacted their approaches to feedback. Data were collected through student artefacts which included e-portfolios completed in the direct-entry program and two interviews, approximately one year apart. Thematic analysis of the data indicated influences of learners' feedback histories on the application of feedback in new contexts. The findings highlight the need to consider students' past feedback experiences, as well as identify connections between courses, in order to assist students in applying feedback practices across contexts. Further research exploring how micro transitions between courses and students' lived experiences of interacting with feedback tools and materials influence their feedback literacy is recommended. [ FROM AUTHOR]