Surviving Lockdown

Author : David Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000225662

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Surviving Lockdown by David Cohen Pdf

2020 has been the year of the virus, and it will not be a mere footnote in history. This book reflects on the unprecedented changes to our lives and the impact on our behaviour as we lived through social isolation during the global COVID-19 pandemic. From sociable creatures of habit, we were forced into a period of uncertainty, restriction and risk, physically separated from families and friends. Packed with guidance and coping strategies for lockdown, this book, authored by top psychologist David Cohen, explores the impact of this widespread quarantine on our relationships, our children, our mental health and our daily lives. Benedictine monks, hermit popes, Dorothy Sayers, Daniel Defoe (who made the isolated Robinson Crusoe a hero), Sigmund Freud and a rabbi’s angry dog are all among the cast of characters as we are taken on a whistle-stop tour through plagues in history and brain science, to the importance of introspection and how to make meaning from lockdown. In his trademark entertaining style, Cohen examines the psychology behind our behaviour during this unusual time to discover what we can learn about human nature, what lessons we can learn for the future – and whether we will apply them.

Author : tudor lomas
Publisher : tudor lomas, Jemstone Books
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781919620909

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Just drink the bleach; surviving one year of Covid, Lockdown and False-news by tudor lomas Pdf

Millions died, health-care systems were overwhelmed and our deepest values challenged. The pandemic of 2020-21 took us to the edge, it destroyed our way of life and it undermined trust. On 8th March 2020 I shut myself away (a Brit in Amsterdam) before anyone else we know (we had co-morbidities and didn't want to die!) I searched for help from the victims of Spanish flu. I didn’t find much so I wrote this warts-and-all 'lived experience' for my young grandson, so he'd know what we went through and how the world changed -- the chaos, the confusion, the fear and the frequent stupidities. The chapter titles summarise the shifting story of surviving the virus, the lockdown and the destabilising torrent of false-news. It’s a day by day running journal of what happened, what we got wrong and what it means to us now, written with the author's young grandson in mind! Thirty-one chapters covering the key 15 months to mid-summer 2021. . . . "vivid, gripping first-hand account; essential reading" -- Jonathan Burton . . . . "upbeat, lively; philosophical reflection of a pivotal year!" -- Dr Kit Byatt . . . . "The structure and chapter outline are brilliant and enticing" -- Steve Richards . . . . "extremely readable and profound" -- Joanna Czechowska . .

Author : Paul Crawford,Jamie Orion Crawford
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781800713543

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Cabin Fever by Paul Crawford,Jamie Orion Crawford Pdf

Cabin fever occurs at sea, on land, in the air, in space. Principally, it occurs in our minds. This book examines ‘cabin fever’ in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the greatest confinement of people to their homes in history. It provides a timely account of the threat of cabin fever during lockdown.

Author : Christina The
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9789814893978

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Diary of a Former Covidiot: Tales of panic buying, surviving and finding humour during the Coronavirus Pandemic by Christina The Pdf

The Coronavirus or to use its hippier name, the Covid 19 pandemic has affected everyone across the globe, regardless of race, age, sex or religion. With an astute sense of observation, Christina Thé has been inspired by how people behave in times such as this. “Locked-up” at home for 56 days, she has written these pieces to cheer up her friends and business associates; and to counter all the gloom and doom that is in the news. Though the incidents are all based on real incidents that have happened, the characters have been slightly exaggerated, as this is after all, a book of humour. We can empathise and relate to her stories as it is how we all behave, or we know someone just like that, even if we refuse to publicly admit to such irrational actions. It is an entertaining work written with wit and humour.

Author : Lis Porter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0645142204

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Breathing Slowly by Lis Porter Pdf

Pandemic-stressed families breathe slowly. We are lockdown survivors. How does one family react to the pandemic lockdown? From New York to London, Oxford, the Cotswolds, Belfast, Bellagio, Byron Bay and Wuhan, four siblings and their families share common experiences of fear, anxiety and isolation. Yet, resilience and a strength of spirit prevail as new forms of meaning are found. The story tells of intriguing, touching responses to the impact of isolation on individuals' personal lives. Despite a shared coronavirus angst, and the hoarding of goods, increased alcohol drinking, spurts of domestic violence and interrupted studies, family relationships strengthen. The metaphor of breathing air links with the Black Lives Matter protests. The characters move from 'I can't breathe' to 'I can breathe' to 'let's breathe together'.This character-driven story appeals to thoughtful readers who are interested in complex emotions as they are expressed in family relationships. The book illuminates the challenges of a unique social time. Its message is positive.A new dawn rises. Licking the wounds of lockdown, we emerge into the light, breathing slowly. Hope flourishes.

Author : Rory O'Connor
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9780717197316

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The Rory's Stories Lockdown Lookback by Rory O'Connor Pdf

From dodgy home haircuts and Tiktok dance crazes to banana-bread baking and checkpoint cheek, even in lockdown social media star and comedian Rory O'Connor found plenty of opportunities to keep everyone laughing. Filled with Rory's trademark banter and observational gems, this hilarious and infectious (!) lockdown lookback will make you nostalgic for outdoor dining in the rain and loo roll shortages!

Author : Anita Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798631970939

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Mind Over Quarantine by Anita Brown Pdf

The whole world has been affected by the recent emergence of a new coronavirus. Countries battle to contain its deadly influence, bringing their citizens into quarantine, the like of which we have never seen before. Life has suddenly changed. The COVID-19 pandemic has left everyone feeling a little lost and out of control. It just happened so incredibly fast. Governments are even struggling to keep up with such a formidable foe. So faced with a lengthy quarantine, what can the average person do? How can we ride the tidal waves of change and ease our sense of panic? This book then guides you with practical easy tips that will help you batten down your hatches. So that mentally and physically you can survive the trials during and after quarantine. It goes further than "washing your hands", and "keeping social distance" to information, which can make or break the quarantine experience. When you finally emerge back to your normal life you will be positive, organised and ready to grab new opportunities. Anita Brown is an accomplished author, with two self-help books already under her belt. She has written this short simple guide that will appeal to young and old alike. In it, she explains how to ease panic, avoid becoming depressed and take physical actions to ensure that quarantine is an opportunity, and not a self-imposed prison.

Author : Grace Ji-Sun Kim,Susan M. Shaw
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506495941

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Surviving God by Grace Ji-Sun Kim,Susan M. Shaw Pdf

Who is God when we see God through the eyes of survivors? Many books have dealt with sexual abuse scandals in the church and the role of pastoral care for survivors. Others have provided liberatory readings of biblical texts to support survivors of sexual violence. Surviving God takes a new approach, centering the voices of sexual abuse survivors while rethinking key Christian beliefs. Starting from experiences of oppression, beliefs that contribute to oppression are challenged, and new, hopeful, and healing beliefs take their place. Groundbreaking theologians Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Susan M. Shaw, each a survivor herself, demonstrate how traditional ways of thinking about God are highly problematic, contribute to the problems of sexual abuse, and are not reflective of the God of love and justice at the heart of the gospel. These long-held theologies often perpetuate the problem of sexual abuse and fail to promote healing for survivors. Drawing from their own experiences and the experiences of other survivors, and centering the ways gender intersects with race, sexuality, class, and religion, Kim and Shaw lead us to deep healing and a transformed church that no longer contributes to the devastation of sexual abuse. In these inspiring pages, you will discover new ways of thinking about God that are surprising, challenging, and empowering.

Author : Rose Ricciardelli
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781771120555

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Surviving Incarceration by Rose Ricciardelli Pdf

Is prison a humane form of punishment and an effective means of rehabilitation? Are current prison policies, such as shifting resources away from rehabilitation toward housing more offenders, improving the safety and lives of incarcerated populations? Considering that many Canadians have served time, are currently incarcerated, or may one day be incarcerated–and will be released back into society–it is essential for the functioning and betterment of communities that we understand the realities that shape the prison experience for adult male offenders. Surviving Incarceration reveals the unnecessary and omnipresent violence in prisons, the heterogeneity of the prisoner population, and the realities that different prisoners navigate in order to survive. Ricciardelli draws on interviews with almost sixty former federal prisoners to show how their criminal convictions, masculinity, and sexuality determined their social status in prison and, in consequence, their potential for victimization. The book outlines the modern "inmate code" that governs prisoner behaviours, the formal controls put forth by the administration, the dynamics that shape sex-offender experiences of incarceration, and the personal growth experiences of many prisoners as they cope with incarceration.

Author : J. Michael Ryan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000800463

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Pandemic Pedagogies by J. Michael Ryan Pdf

Pandemic Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic provides critical insights into the impact of the pandemic on the education system, pedagogical approaches, and educational inequalities. Education is often touted as the best way to promote social mobility and produce informed members of society. The pandemic has significantly threatened those goals by temporarily disrupting education and exacerbating disparities in the education system. The scholarship in this volume takes a closer look at many of the issues at the heart of the educational process including teacher self-efficacy, the gendered and racialized impacts of the pandemic on education, school closures, and institutional responses. Drawing on the expertise of scholars from around the world, the work presented here represents a remarkable diversity and quality of impassioned scholarship on the impact of COVID-19 and is a timely and critical advance in knowledge related to the pandemic.

Author : Shih Yen Chang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1471781690

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Chang Shih Yen's Pandemic Diary by Shih Yen Chang Pdf

Author : Elaine Canning
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781350325012

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Maggie O'Farrell by Elaine Canning Pdf

Bringing together cultural analysis and textual readings on critically-acclaimed bestseller and winner of the prestigious Women's Prize for Fiction, Maggie O'Farrell, this collection covers her nine novels, her memoir I Am, I Am, I Am, two children's books and features an exclusive interview with the author herself. The first full-length study of O'Farrell's work, this book offers critical explorations from her earliest works to the award-winning Hamnet and most recent best-selling novel, The Marriage Portrait. With a timeline of her life and works, as well as suggested further reading, the themes explored include grief and sacrifice, longing and belonging, trauma, translation, palimpsestic texts and the relation of her work to history and the female domestic gothic.

Author : Johannes Itai Bhanye,Fortune Mangara,Abraham R. Matamanda,Lameck Kachena
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783031416699

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COVID-19 Lockdowns and the Urban Poor in Harare, Zimbabwe by Johannes Itai Bhanye,Fortune Mangara,Abraham R. Matamanda,Lameck Kachena Pdf

This book focuses on the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns on the welfare of the urban poor in the city of Harare, Zimbabwe. The authors look through the lenses of the urban health penalty, the right to the city, complexity theory, and distributive justice theory. These four theories help situate the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the urban poor in the theoretical foundations that raise issues of how the poor are affected by disease/health pandemics, due to their living conditions. Uniquely, the authors use remote ethnography tools such as rich texts, video diaries and photo uploads to provide evidence-based stories of how COVID-19 mobility restrictions have affected poor urbanites in Harare. The book concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic mandatory lockdowns have deepened social and spatial inequality among the urban poor, threatening their right to the city. The socio-economic impacts can upsurge poverty, increase unemployment and the risks of hunger and food insecurity, reinforce existing inequalities, and break social harmony in the cities, even past the COVID-19 pandemic period. These socioeconomic impacts must be considered to make just cities for all, from a right-to-the-city perspective. The authors recommend that mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns should not only be treated as a law-and-order operation but as a medical intervention to stem the spread of the virus backed by measures to safeguard the livelihoods of the urban poor while also protecting the economy. This means governments should provide social safety nets to informal sector operators whose income-generating activities are affected the most during the time of emergencies like COVID-19. Planners and policymakers should re-envision pandemic-resilient cities that are just, equitable, resilient, and sustainable.

Author : Kate Wills
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781728255293

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A Trip of One's Own by Kate Wills Pdf

A travel story is the best story of them all... Travel journalist Kate Wills wasn't expecting to be divorced after less than a year of marriage, or to be forced to restart a life that had seemed so stable for so long. Luckily, her job as a writer offered her the perfect opportunity to escape from it all. But this time, with no deadlines to hit or all-expenses-paid trips to absorb in a few days before churning out copy for a travel magazine, her jet-setting felt different. There were no photographers working alongside her or assistants booking her flights. For the first time ever, Kate was traveling alone. Feeling unexpectedly out of her element, Kate began to scour history for stories of female travelers to inspire her. From a 4th-century nun to a globe-circling cyclist, Kate discovered that there have always been astonishing women who have broken free from society's expectations, clearing the path for many of us to do the same. Funny, heartfelt, and guaranteed to spark wanderlust, A Trip of One's Own is the perfect armchair travel read to inspire you to jump in the car or hop on a plane to explore the world. This book is the must-have next read for any aspiring solo female traveler!

Author : Kristen Mattson
Publisher : International Society for Technology in Education
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9798888370186

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Digital Citizenship in Action, Second Edition by Kristen Mattson Pdf

Help students of all levels develop relationships based on mutual trust and understanding in digital spaces and become active, participatory citizens in these spaces. During her doctoral program, Kristen Mattson became frustrated by the negative underpinnings that described the internet as a dangerous place and positioned young people as careless victims or malevolent bullies. Digital citizenship curriculum became the focus of her work and led to the development of her book Digital Citizenship in Action, which focuses on one of the most important aspects of citizenship – being in community with others. As citizens, we have a responsibility to give back to the community and work toward social justice and equity. Digital citizenship curricula should strive to show students possibilities over problems, opportunities over risks and community successes over personal gain. Digital Citizenship in Action shows educators how to do just that. In this new, expanded edition, Mattson incorporates the latest research from scholars in media and information literacy, educational technology and digital citizenship. She also extends the coverage to provide guidance for elementary and secondary teachers, and includes updated examples that are relevant to today’s most widely used technologies. The book: • Includes tips for creating a digital space where students can try something new, grow through mistakes, and learn what it means to be a citizen in different spaces. • Features “Spotlight Stories” from teachers engaged with participatory digital citizenship that demonstrate how these ideas play out in actual classrooms. • Includes a featured activity for elementary students and secondary students in each chapter to help teachers integrate the ideas into their work. • Provides QR codes linking to additional resources in “You Can Do It!” sections throughout the book. In this book, you’ll find more ways than ever to take digital citizenship beyond a conversation about personal responsibility so you can create opportunities for students to become participatory citizens in online spaces. Audience: Elementary and secondary educators, curriculum directors and library media specialists