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Chapter 11
Strategies for Student Support During a Global Crisis
The social aspects of relationships that provide a sense of self-worth and offer resources in managing personal issues.
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Teaching and Re-Imagining the Role of Medical Sociology in South Africa During COVID-19: A Reflection
Chinwe Obuaku-Igwe (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7000-5.ch011
Abstract
The outbreak of COVID-19 of the SARS-COV virus family took the world by storm beginning February 2020 and became an international health crisis. Due to its unknown origins and manner of transmission, the South African government implemented lockdown measures to curtail the spread of the virus in March. These measures led to the closure of businesses across the country and sectors, including schools. The closure of schools resulted in the migration to online learning for most institutions of higher learning in South Africa. It brings with it challenges, opportunities for innovation, and reimagining pedagogical approaches, particularly in low resource settings. This chapter reflects on the nature and extent of the author's engagement with students enrolled in a health and medical sociology course during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa. Here, they reflect on the challenges encountered while moving a course that was designed to be delivered in person (face-to-face) to an online environment.
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Chapter 16
Has Malaysia Grown a Unicorn?: Examining Gen Z Entrepreneurship Intention and Its Propensity Factor
Interpersonal communication involves transmitting emotional concerns, instrumental aid, information, or appraisal ( Cutrona & Russell, 1990 , p. 30).
Published in Chapter: Has Malaysia Grown a Unicorn?: Examining Gen Z Entrepreneurship Intention and Its Propensity Factor; From: Handbook of Research on Designing Sustainable Strategies to Develop Entrepreneurial Intention
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Chapter 8
Social and Emotional Well-Being of Adolescents From Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Individuals perceived social and psychological support from significant others.
Published in Chapter: Social and Emotional Well-Being of Adolescents From Disadvantaged Backgrounds; From: Handbook of Research on Child and Adolescent Psychology Practices and Interventions
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Chapter 10
Workplace Resilience During Cancer Treatment: An Exploration of Workplace Communication Processes That Lead to Resilience for Female Employees
An interpersonal communication process that ameliorates the harmful effects of stress on an individual experiencing various hardships. Social support can include both verbal support and tangible, practical support.
Published in Chapter: Workplace Resilience During Cancer Treatment: An Exploration of Workplace Communication Processes That Lead to Resilience for Female Employees; From: Cases on Organizational Communication and Understanding Understudied Groups
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Chapter 7
Wellbeing and Quality of Life of International Students in Australia: Opening Pandora's Box
Social and psychological support an individual receives or perceives in her or his environment.
Published in Chapter: Wellbeing and Quality of Life of International Students in Australia: Opening Pandora's Box; From: Handbook of Research on Practices for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
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Chapter 327
Peer-to-Peer Health-Related Online Support Groups
The perception and actuality that one is cared for, has resources available from others and is part of a support network.
Published in Chapter: Peer-to-Peer Health-Related Online Support Groups; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 19
Acculturation Stress and Its Reflections in Terms of Social Inequality
Social support is the cognitive and emotional help offered to individuals who are under difficult circumstances.
Published in Chapter: Acculturation Stress and Its Reflections in Terms of Social Inequality; From: Handbook of Research on Social Inequality and Education
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Chapter 7
Exploitation of Health on Instagram: Motivations, Social Support, and Influencers
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Chapter 13
The Onlife in Emerging Adulthood: Experimentation, Exploration, and Change in the Digital Era
It is the set of information that come to a person thanks to social interactions and that transmit the individual the feeling of being loved, valued and able, as well as being part of a network from which derive mutual obligations.
Published in Chapter: The Onlife in Emerging Adulthood: Experimentation, Exploration, and Change in the Digital Era; From: Recent Advances in Digital Media Impacts on Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships
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Chapter 8
Cross-Country Analysis of Competitiveness in GDP per Capita, Health, Social Support, Freedom
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Chapter 24
When God Doesn't Make Sense: Non-Religious Communications at the End of Life
Comprises the communication techniques used to attend to various social needs.
Published in Chapter: When God Doesn't Make Sense: Non-Religious Communications at the End of Life; From: Handbook of Research on Communication Strategies for Taboo Topics
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Chapter 1
Biopsychosocial Model
The psychological and material resources provided by social network such as close family members, friends, and significant others to an individual or group of people to help them cope from stress and other social issues facing them.
Published in Chapter: Biopsychosocial Model; From: Acceleration of the Biopsychosocial Model in Public Health
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Chapter 148
An Overview of Social Media
To provide information and emotional support for other members of a website.
Published in Chapter: An Overview of Social Media; From: Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management
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Chapter 5
Management of Elder Abuse Through Social Support
Social support is the feeling or experience of having others who love and care for an individual.
Published in Chapter: Management of Elder Abuse Through Social Support; From: Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care
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Chapter 6
A Multi-Dimensional View of Financial Distress
It refers to having a social environment (spouse, family, relatives, friends, etc.) where one can seek help and support in the face of financial difficulties, and a person's security area.
Published in Chapter: A Multi-Dimensional View of Financial Distress; From: Bankruptcy and Reorganization in the Digital Business Era
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Chapter 16
The Landscape of Social Commerce in Indonesia
The perception that someone is cared for and attended to. In this context, social support refers to the supports gained from other people within the social network.
Published in Chapter: The Landscape of Social Commerce in Indonesia; From: Handbook of Research on the Platform Economy and the Evolution of E-Commerce
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Chapter 11
Foreign Education, Underemployment, and Wellness: Lived Experiences of African Immigrants in the USA
Having people around you that turn in in times of need and crisis to provide buffer.
Published in Chapter: Foreign Education, Underemployment, and Wellness: Lived Experiences of African Immigrants in the USA; From: Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants
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Chapter 10
Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly an Early Care: Biopsychosocial Perspective
Is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), tangible (e.g., financial assistance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging) and intangible (e.g., personal advice).
Published in Chapter: Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly an Early Care: Biopsychosocial Perspective; From: Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care
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Chapter 4
Aging, Quality of Life, and Social Support
Social support can be defined in terms of assistance available to the individual from other people or extent to which a person is nested in a social network. This support can be tangible, intangible, emotional, and informational etc.
Published in Chapter: Aging, Quality of Life, and Social Support; From: Handbook of Research on Geriatric Health, Treatment, and Care
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Chapter 5
Promoting Behavioral Weight Loss and Physical Activity: Design of Two Interventions
Perception of the provision of aid or comfort one receives from their social network to help them cope with stressors.
Published in Chapter: Promoting Behavioral Weight Loss and Physical Activity: Design of Two Interventions; From: Instructional Design Exemplars in eHealth and mHealth Education Interventions
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Chapter 10
The Digital Divide and the Emerging Virtual Therapeutic System
The operationalization of social capital. Often consists of advice, mentoring, and tangible social support.
Published in Chapter: The Digital Divide and the Emerging Virtual Therapeutic System; From: Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society
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Chapter 2
Student Support for Information and Communication Technology Modules in Open Distance Environments: Towards Self-Directed Learning
Social support, in terms of receiving encouragement from lecturers and other students, have a self-motivating influence, while assisting and encouraging others improve self-worth.
Published in Chapter: Student Support for Information and Communication Technology Modules in Open Distance Environments: Towards Self-Directed Learning; From: Student Support Toward Self-Directed Learning in Open and Distributed Environments
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Chapter 2
Work Stress and Psychosocial Factors in the Manufacturing Industry: A Literature Review
These are actions to improve social relations in the workplace, in which the mutual support for the solution of work problems among the workers themselves is promoted.
Published in Chapter: Work Stress and Psychosocial Factors in the Manufacturing Industry: A Literature Review; From: Evaluating Mental Workload for Improved Workplace Performance
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Chapter 12
Digital Mental Health Support for Students in Higher Institutions in Nigeria During Pandemics
Social support refers to support that people receive to help them to cope with adversities of life. Social support could be emotional support which could help people to cope with stress, instrumental support, which involves tangible or physical support like monetary or food support; and informational support, which involves giving of information that could help others in need of such information.
Published in Chapter: Digital Mental Health Support for Students in Higher Institutions in Nigeria During Pandemics; From: Digital Innovations for Mental Health Support
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