Uneven Implications of Lockdown Amid COVID-19 in India: From Harassment, Stigma, Crime, and Internally Displaced People to Stress and Coping Strategies in the Middle/Upper Class

A content analysis of an English Newspaper, The Times of India (the world’s largest newspaper by circulation) during the first national lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic identified nine different categories culled out from a total of 129 news categories reporting unprecedented COVID-19 stories. Ha...

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Published inBehavioral sciences Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 348
Main Authors Nasir, Shagufta, Ghazi Shahnawaz, Mohammad, Giménez-Llort, Lydia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 21.09.2022
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Subjects
Content analysis
Coping
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Displaced persons
Medical research
Mental health
Migrant workers
national lockdown
Pandemics
psychological and socioeconomic implications
Society
Stigma
Upper class
vulnerability
India
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Summary:A content analysis of an English Newspaper, The Times of India (the world’s largest newspaper by circulation) during the first national lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic identified nine different categories culled out from a total of 129 news categories reporting unprecedented COVID-19 stories. Half of them portrayed two sides of a coin: from daily wagers and migrant workers, including internally displaced people (23/129), harassment and stigma (4/129), and crime (3/129) to stressors and coping strategies for middle/upper class individuals (39/129). Reports evidenced increased vulnerability in the lower layers of Indian stratified society. Yet, two years later, the uneven implications on physical and mental health are scarcely studied by scientific researchers.
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ISSN:2076-328X
2076-328X
DOI:10.3390/bs12100348