CORDERO LAURA
Artículos
Título:
Salir Adelante: Social capital and resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic in Argentina
Autor/es:
ERIC CARTER; CORDERO, MARIA LAURA
Revista:
Health and place
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Año: 2022
ISSN:
1353-8292
Resumen:
he Covid-19 pandemic has stimulated new appraisals of how social cohesion, including neighborhood-level social capital, fosters resilience in the face of crisis. Several studies suggest better health outcomes in neighborhoods with higher level of social capital, in general and during the pandemic. Building on a growing body of research which suggests that those who live in close-knit neighborhoods have fared better during the pandemic, this article analyzes how social capital influences individual and collective perceptions and attitudes about the experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic in Tucuman, Argentina. To assess this question, we used a mixed-methods approach, combining focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and an online survey (n = 701 respondents) conducted in September 2021. We find widespread experiences of resilience in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, in spite of difficult socioeconomic conditions and perceived poor government performance. Results from logi