Dangerous liaisons? Applying the social harm perspective to the social inequality, housing and health trifecta during the Covid-19 pandemic
European Journal of Housing Policy
; 23(2):232-259, 2023.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-20236395
ABSTRACT
Global rates of excess mortality attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic provide a fresh impetus to make sense of the associations between income inequality, housing inequality and the social gradient in health, suggesting new questions about the ways in which housing and health are treated in the framing and development of public policy. The first half of the paper uses a social harm lens to examine the threefold associations of the social inequality, housing and health trifecta and offers new insights for policy analysis which foregrounds the production, transmission, and experience of various types of harm which occur within the home. The main body of the paper then draws upon the outcomes of an international systematic literature mapping review of 213 Covid-19 research papers to demonstrate three specific harms associated with stay-at-home lockdowns (i) intimate partner and domestic violence, (ii) poor mental health and (iii) health harming behaviours. The reported findings are interpreted using a social harm perspective and some implications for policy analysis are illustrated. The paper concludes with a reflection on the efficacy of social harm as a lens for policy analysis and suggests directions for further research in housing studies and zemiology.
Housing And Urban Planning; Social harm; housing policy; health inequality; systematic literature mapping review; Covid-19; Public policy; Health disparities; Paper; Literature reviews; Framing; Policy analysis; Income inequality; Domestic violence; Social inequality; Housing; Housing authorities; Mapping; Efficacy; Health behavior; Domestic partners; Mental health; Development policy; Pandemics; Medical research; Mortality rates; Inequality; Low income groups; Disease transmission
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ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Journal:
European Journal of Housing Policy
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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