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The Shadow Pandemic: The Exacerbation of Social Harm During The Covid-19 Crisis

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posted on 2022-08-23, 07:49 authored by Papesch, Lennon

This thesis uses family violence in New Zealand as a case study to analyse how social harm is exacerbated during a pandemic. Traditionally social harm literature has focused on harms that are a result of state and corporate actors within capitalist economies, with little attention being given to gendered harms related to patriarchal forces within these economies. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key workers from the family violence support sector based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Participants’ responses revealed that social harms such as poverty, lack of housing and lack of state funding for NGOs were exacerbated during the pandemic and that these harms were also related to a rise in family violence cases. In doing so, the thesis demonstrates that social harm thinking needs to be much more attentive to patriarchy and gendered power relations.

History

Copyright Date

2022-08-23

Date of Award

2022-08-23

Publisher

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

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Author Retains Copyright

Degree Discipline

Criminology

Degree Grantor

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Degree Level

Masters

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Victoria University of Wellington Unit

Institute of Criminology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Outcome code

280123 Expanding knowledge in human society

ANZSRC Type Of Activity code

1 Pure basic research

Victoria University of Wellington Item Type

Awarded Research Masters Thesis

Language

en_NZ

Victoria University of Wellington School

School of Social and Cultural Studies

Advisors

Stanley, Elizabeth; Kenne, Samantha