{"title":"Human Fear of COVID-19: Social Protection Over Self Interest","authors":"N. Eissa","doi":"10.5430/RWE.V12N2P240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5430/RWE.V12N2P240","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this article is to communicate a view of how fear as a human emotion transforms individual behavior, shapes state interests and changes country perceptions of self-interest, somehow colliding with their interests in the context of international relations and globalization. The article is a thought piece, supported by various theories embedded in the discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic events. Findings convey that overcoming fear and offering empathy in means of social protection, is the new self-interest that most countries followed in a domino pattern. The paper also provides meaningful insights for facing future crises within the very fast global pandemic events and within the context of available information. It has been written during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current lock down with academic originality on such a fresh topic. It is of value added because it brings in human emotions such as fear of uncertainty in pandemics and uses a macro-interdisciplinary approach to understand how they shape the behavior, perception, and actions of countries.","PeriodicalId":247778,"journal":{"name":"SociologyRN: Sociology of COVID-19 (Topic)","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127169787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic Coping with COVID-19: A Conceptual Note","authors":"Robson Mandishekwa","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3685241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3685241","url":null,"abstract":"Literature on coping is expanse but that on economic coping strategies with disease outbreaks is still scarce. More attention seems to be towards coping with mental health issues. Therefore, this study brings to the fore, economic coping strategies that may be used when there is a disease outbreak with lessons learnt from COVID-19 where mobility is restricted. Thus, this study also explains potential coping mechanisms when mobility is restrained. Findings indicate that while well-known and common coping strategies may be applicable, their applications may change. Therefore, individuals are encouraged to embrace this change in use of usual coping strategies. Also, some coping strategies have the potential to lead to contact with persons with the epidemic, therefore, caution must be exercised when applying such strategies.","PeriodicalId":247778,"journal":{"name":"SociologyRN: Sociology of COVID-19 (Topic)","volume":"99 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132899263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}