Experiences of place-bound sociality amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of environment-related coping strategies

Abstract: In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, places of public encounter were effectively inhibited by lockdown regulations. In addition to several quantitative studies of the impact of the ongoing pandemic on society, little is known about the use of one’s spatial environment on individual coping strategies mitigating physical isolation. Through an explorative qualitative study we derived a typology of coping strategies that helped participants to balance responsible action and the urgent need for social contact.Our approach aligns with well-known theory in the field of place (Cresswell 2020) and place-bound sociality (cf. Schatzki 2002) in the context of phenomenology (Sloan & Bowe 2014, Rehorick 1991, Seamon 1979). Sixteen participants were selected reflecting diverse conceptualisation of community and representing socioeconomic and gender diversity in both urban and rural areas of the German state of Bavaria. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in the beginning of the second w.... https://www.erdkunde.uni-bonn.de/article/view/2936

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Experiences of place-bound sociality amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of environment-related coping strategies ; volume:76 ; number:3 ; year:2022 ; Erdkunde ; 76, Heft 3 (2022)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Stadlmeier, Anna ; Kremer, Dominik ; Walker, Blake Byron

Further information

• DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2022.03.02
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410281722357.875604367295
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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