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COVID labour: Making a 'livable' life under lockdown
Katherine Twamley1, Charlotte Faircloth1, Humera Iqbal1
1Social Research Institute, University College London, UK.
The Sociological Review
|April 11, 2024
Summary
Families experienced extra "COVID labour" during the pandemic, involving information seeking, risk assessment, and minimization. This work, stratified by demographics, was essential for navigating daily life amidst heightened risks.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Public Health
- Pandemic Studies
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unprecedented challenges to daily life.
- Families with children faced unique pressures in adapting to new routines and risks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the additional everyday work undertaken by families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- To define and analyze the concept of "COVID labour" and its components.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative longitudinal study.
- Data collected from 38 families with children in the UK between May 2020 and June 2021.
Main Results:
- Identified "COVID labour" as the work of living through and adjusting to a pandemic.
- Three key aspects of COVID labour: seeking/interpreting information, assessing risk, and minimizing risk.
- COVID labour is stratified by gender, class, and ethnicity.
Conclusions:
- Understanding COVID labour provides insight into family life during lockdown.
- Highlights how families maintained "livable" lives under conditions of significant risk.
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