COVID-19 and India’s Northeast - Psychological and Social Imprints

This book explores the experiences of managing the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast India across different areas of life and work.

Sommario

List of Figures. List of Tables. Notes on the Contributors. Preface. Foreword. 1. Ground Zero: Introduction 2. Psycho-Social Fallout of Pandemic 3. An Administrator’s Battleground 4. Policing the Pandemic 5. Resistive Role of Digitization 6. Nagaland’s Return Migration 7. Anecdata of A Frontliner 8. Mizo Altruism 9. Community Collaboration in Shillong 10. Tripura Chronicles 11. Turmoil of Victims and Survivors: Manipur 12. Pandemic Pregnancy 13. The Unheard Child: The Darkest Side of Covid – 19 14. Pandemic and Unemployment: Arunachal Pradesh 15. Spirituality in Garo Women 16. Crisis Encounters and its Management 17. Telecounseling: A Frontline Resource 18. Conclusion: End Game? Index.

Info autore

Indranee Phookan Borooah teaches in the Department of Psychology at Gauahti University, Guwahati, Assam, India, as a professor. Her present focus in research is positive psychology. The positive social and cultural experiences of people have attracted curiosity in her especially in the context of the cultures of North East India. Her recent research is on some cultural aspects of Assam. She has been awarded for her contribution to School Psychology in India and for teaching, research and administration.
Sabiha Alam Choudhury is currently an assistant professor, in the Department of Psychology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India. Her area of specialization is Positive Psychology and Marriage and Family Counselling. She has been conducting training and awareness programmes in several areas in North East and was awarded the best performance award for extraordinary contribution to School Psychology in India.
Bidita Das is an assistant professor, and the present head of the department of Psychology at Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati, Assam, India. She is a certified Positive Psychology Practitioner from School of Positive Transformation, USA. Her core research interest lies in positive psychological aspects of human behaviour. She is involved in several non-governmental organizations working in the areas of mental health and youth.

Riassunto

This book explores the experiences of managing the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeast India across different areas of life and work.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Indranee Phookan Borooah (Editore), Sabiha Alam Choudhury (Editore), Bidita Das (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032267241
• ISBN: 978-1-032-26724-1
• Pagine: 218
• Peso: 453 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Child & developmental psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Regional Studies, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Regional / International studies, Urban communities