Sevilla Chapter2
Sevilla Chapter2
Sevilla Chapter2
This chapter indicates the ideas relevant to the present study relating to other
studies and is briefly discussed to provide the foundation of the proposed. In order to
develop a new method and procedures, careful review of literature and studies had been
Related Literature
Economic Stressors. According to the study of Lu, X., Lin, Z. (2021) pandemic
affects individual mental health and coping behaviors from the perspective of individual
economic status, individual context, and social context. In support, Bazzoli, A., Probst,
T., Lee, H. (2021) latent class analysis confirms that employees can be meaningfully
classified into three groups with varying levels of each economic stressor. Moreover,
while membership per se did not predict enactment of the CDC-recommended COVID-
worries about the pandemic and attitudes toward the recommended guidelines into
that may serve as barriers or facilitators of engaging in behaviors meant to stem the tide
of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, authors namely Simonse, O., Van Dijk, W., Van
Dillen, L., Van Dijk, E. (2021) increases in financial stress predicted decreases in mental
health, whereas decreases in financial stress predicted increases in mental health. While
income did not explain financial stress changes, fewer savings and more debts were
related to increased financial stress, which was, in turn, negatively related to mental
health. We discuss the implications of our findings for mental health care and financial
security policy. Therefore, breadwinners have different levels of stress many of them had
classes exist in the Philippines: the low-income class, the middle-income class, and the
high-income class. The latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey by the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) shows that the majority (58.4%) of Filipinos belong to the
low-income class, while the middle class comprises around 40% of the population. Only
1.4% fall in the high-income class. For policy-making and public service purposes, the
Philippine government looks at the per capita income (in relation to the poverty
threshold) to classify the income level of its citizens and to assesstheir standard of living.
The current official poverty threshold in the Philippines is PHP 10,481, which is the
minimum amount a family of five needs in a month to buy their basic food and non-food
items. If your family income is higher than the poverty threshold, the government doesn’t
consider you poor. As found in the study performed by (Walsh, 2020) the role of the
family in protecting its members from COVID-19 and its consequences has also been
deemed important to develop their individual and collective resilience. On the other side,
according to Alampay, L., Jocson, R. (2020), in a typical Filipino family set up,
breadwinners may not always be the head of the family. It is very common in our culture
for the eldest child to accept the responsibility of becoming the primary income earner of
the family. Since the Philippines is characterized as a developing third world country, we
may observe that almost everyone in the country is striving extra hard especially when it
comes to finances. As a result, some breadwinners have retooled their talents in remote
work or flexed into freelance and consulting roles. Others have had to take on additional
jobs and even develop skills in new fields such as electronic commerce or digital
marketing. Many breadwinners have also had to adjust to the challenge of earning a
living without reliable access to child care, face-to-face communication, and other
resources.
taken aggressive steps to help households cope with the effects of the COVID-19 crisis.
Amelioration Program (SAP), which provides a one-time (or, in some areas, two-time)
payment between PHP5,000 and PHP8,000 (with the amount dependent on the local
minimum wage) targeting 18 million households, making the Philippines one of the first
transfer in response to COVID-19. Eligibility for SAP was determined through the use of
was established to receive and handle complaints. The central government, through local
government units (LGUs), also distributed in-kind relief consisting of food and non-food
workers. The government also waived all program conditions for the Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino program (4Ps), the flagship conditional cash transfer program, for six months. A
study performed by Zamora, S., Fernandez, K. (2016) this is especially true in Philippine
culture that values strong family orientation. The sense of well-being of Filipinos is
attached to the positive welfare of their family. On the contrary, Reyes, P. (2020) the
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed income class brackets in the
country, which the government uses to categorize families into social classes. Families in
the Philippines are identified as rich or poor depending on their pooled monthly income.
Thus, goverment must implement policies that provide economic security, health and
safety, and educational opportunities for all. Let us come together and form a synthesis
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the Philippines" by the World Health Organization (2020), The escalating spread of
COVID-19 has posed the gravest threat not only to the world economy but also to lives
and livelihoods. What started as a health shock has now been transformed into a global
economic crisis. In a heavily globalized and interconnected world, this has translated into
a state of unparalleled economic recession (Ozili and Arun 2020). COVID-19 has
become a global systemic economic risk as it has affected almost all the economies of the
world, no matter how small or large they are. Because of high globalization, economic
integration and interconnectedness among the different sectors of the economy, a change
in any part of the economy or any country now affects other sectors of the economy in
other parts of the world as well. Like climate change, pandemics are now global risks as
it can spread around the world quickly, regardless of where it originates (Acharya and
and livelihood Impact of COVID-19 on Bangladeshi lower income" the global impact
of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is expanding daily on the poor due to
job loss and other shocks to income and diminished livelihoods. The most vulnerable
have less access to social protection because of a smaller amount of savings or limited
alternative sources of income both in urban and rural settings. In rural areas, poor people
are at risk of losing their prime income source as they cannot sell their agricultural
products or are incapable of storing their produce or have difficulties in the process of
producing new products. On the other hand, in the urban context, poor people are
stresses of the COVID-19 crises worldwide are leading to devastating socio economic
disruptions of people and both lives and livelihoods are at risk due to this pandemic. Tens
of thousands of people are losing their income and falling into the trap of impending
Lastly, according to the study of David, E., Over, M. (2020) entitled "The
cancel flights, businesses ask workers to stay home, and stocks fall, a global health crisis
becomes a global economic crisis. In any health crisis, our first concern is (and should
be) with the health of those affected. More than 4,000 people have died worldwide and
more than 113,000 cases have been confirmed in over 110 countries. But unfortunately,
the economic impacts also have dramatic effects on the wellbeing of families and
communities. For vulnerable families, lost income due to an outbreak can translate to
spikes in poverty, missed meals for children, and reduced access to healthcare far beyond
COVID-19. While the spread in the United States and Europe absorbs much of the media
coverage, confirmed cases from Bangladesh to Brazil, from Cameroon to Costa Rica, and
in many other low- and middle-income countries mean that many of the economic
According to the study made by Neale, B., Davies, L. (2020) entitled "Becoming
Young Fathers" Our evidence shows a strongly held ideology among young fathers of
the value of ‘being there’ for their children and of ‘stepping up’ to a breadwinner role and
identity. This was the case regardless of their EET trajectories and skills levels, their
relationships with the mothers or their co-resident status with their children. While
fatherhood was not planned, parenthood was seen as a positive turning point in their
lives, a source of meaning and an opportunity for a renewed focus on their future goals.
In line with existing evidence (Duncan, 2007), this finding challenges the view of early
parenthood as a social ill. Our findings also attest to the sheer hard work and
degree, juggling several jobs at a time or the relentless search for casual work. Many
young men faced a triple burden of earning, learning and caring that required great
commitment and fortitude. Such evidence should dispel any last vestige of the idea that
Impact Weighs Heavily on Many Americans" conducted by Horowitz, J., Brown, A.,
Minkin, R. (2021) The economic fallout from COVID-19 continues to hit some segments
of the population harder than others. Lower-income adults, as well as Hispanic and Asian
Americans and adults younger than 30, are among the most likely to say they or someone
in their household has lost a job or taken a pay cut since the outbreak began in February
2020.1 Among those who’ve had these experiences, lower-income and Black adults are
particularly likely to say they have taken on debt or put off paying their bills in order to
Pandemic in South Asia: Emerging Risks and Growing Challenges" by (n.d.). The
COVID-19 pandemic has posed a huge risk and severely impacted the socio-economic
condition and livelihood of people in South Asia. The coronavirus is still spreading and it
posed by the COVID-19 pandemic calls for very urgent and decisive actions to ensure
that people’s lives are saved, livelihoods are protected and the economy recovers. The
Covid-19 outbreak has caused direct high costs on human health and economic activities,
and poses the most adverse effects on livelihoods of the poor and the most vulnerable
communities. This study discusses some of the crucial key points that may help assist
vulnerable group of people who are suffering from this pandemic. Since the coverage of
social security system is minimal or absent altogether in most of the South Asian
countries, the government should manage to give some sort of social security facilities to
the poorest population, more specifically when they lose their informal employment
opportunities. Improving saving habits of the poor and providing access to banking
services would, for instance, provide safety nets during times of crisis.
before the outbreak in the Philippines and the 2020 GDP projections made by the IMF
and the WB, we evaluated the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our
projection shows that remittance inflow will decrease by 14–20% and household
spending per capita will decline by 1–2% (food expenditure per capita by 2–3%) in one
year as a result of the pandemic. The pandemic is still ongoing. Future research should
use the actual data in migrant-sending countries after the COVID-19 outbreak to quantify
the adverse effects on household living standards. While it is not easy to conduct a survey
during the pandemic, this line of research will be very informative for future policy
responses.
Likewise, another study conducted by Fisher, J., Languilaire, J. (2020) with a title
"Community, work, and family in times of COVID-19" in large parts of the world,
including but certainly not limited to the Global South, seemingly simple measures to
keep the spread of COVID-19 at bay, like keeping distance from other people and even
washing hands with water and soap, are mere luxuries to many. Many people, such as
healthcare workers (and other essential occupations) who give their all to save lives,
people who are otherwise forced to go to work, those who live in slums, or those who
previously found some form of refuge in camps such as Moria in Greece or Niatak in
Iran, may simply not have the option to be safe. Similarly, those who can afford to have
groceries or other goods delivered to their homes may be able to limit their exposure
more effectively than those who are economically less fortunate. For communities,
workers, and families who are safe in times of COVID-19, and have more resources, this
is the time to show solidarity. Although the COVID-19 pandemic may likely exacerbate
inequality, this is also an opportunity for all to come together as a global community to
understand, respect, and help each other. As the Editorial Board of Community, Work &
Family, we will do our part by continuing to post relevant research and other resources on
our social media account, welcoming all research that helps us to understand the effect of
Moreover, the investigation done by Yang a, F., Chu b, R., Cai a, Y., Chen, Z.
work explains why and how committing themselves to work helps migrant workers cope
with the threat posed by the pandemic. Drawing on behavioral reasoning theory, we posit
that this threat prompts migrant workers to think about the key reason for working, i.e.,
family motivation. Family motivation further enhances their intended work effort and
actual job performance after returning to work. The results derived from two experiments
and a two-source, two-wave field study conducted in China provide consistent support
According to Herlusia, S., Paramita, T., Witni, V., Susilorini, B. (2021) in the
During a Crisis" COVID-19 can negatively impact family resilience as the pandemic
causes social disruptions and mental distress, whether due to financial insecurity,
have women as their main breadwinners. This study aims further to understand the family
resilience of the aid recipients. Qualitative data gathering method was employed, which
were mostly conducted through interviews with four female panners and village head,
along with field observation. It is found that the family of female panners being studied
in income and increase in the price of daily needs as the supply chain is disrupted by the
large-scale social restrictions. Some families are more vulnerable due to physical illness,
children’s mental health status and spouse’s drug addiction. These contribute to the
family dynamics and resilience, seen from many aspects, namely emotion, control,
meaning and maintenance. However, despite these adversities, the female breadwinners
play a central role in their family resilience during the pandemic. Among their emerging
showed a negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the households' financial well-
being under unstable economic circumstances. It was revealed that the pandemic even
worsened households' economic situation. It was evident that most households in the
Gaza strip suffered from bad financial conditions; more than half of households'
breadwinners completely or partially lost their jobs, and they complained of insufficient
financial and humanitarian assistance during the pandemic. Additionally, the results
showed that many household breadwinners in the Gaza Strip were exposed to low levels
of financial resilience due to financial difficulties. On other words, they lost their source
of income or used their savings, given the fact that more than half of the households'
breadwinners claimed that they do not have any savings. Also, they confirmed that they
face difficulties making ends meet without borrowing. Generally, the Palestinian
households face financial strains at different levels of their current financial well-being,
as they failed to pay the basic installments and bills during the pandemic. With regard to
financial security, the Palestinian households are anxious about the availability of their
financial needs in the near future. The statistical results showed no statistically significant
differences at (α <= 0.05) in the households' mean financial well-being scores due to
gender neither before nor during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that there
are statistically significant differences at (α <= 0.05) in the households' mean scores of
employability status, and the number of household breadwinners) before and during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Lastly, in the study made by Global Development Review (2020) with a title
Covid-19 Pandemic Period" The COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes in several
sectors, the notable among that is working from home and usage of electronic gadgets for
official work. Along with this, the methodology of teaching has gone in to drastic change,
chalks and boards are replaced by electronic gadgets and the teachers are forced to adapt
the changes. This compulsion to change and challenges in conducting online classes
gives enormous stress to the teachers. Finding of this paper ensures their stress due to
online classregardless of demographic factors and this has prominent influence on their
job satisfaction (Gopinath, 2020 e), which might indirectly influence their performance
also.
In line with this, in the study made by Wemesa, R., Wagima, C., Bakaki, I.,
Turyareeba, D. (2020) with a title "The Economic Impact of the Lockdown Due to
specifically the casual worker’s section that earns and spends on a daily basis.
Households in the lowest income brackets are the hardest hit, due to inconsistency in
income streams of these household breadwinners and the inelastic nature of basic
expenditure of these households. The government has been providing food relief support
packages of posho and beans to this section of Ugandans starting with residents of
Bwaise, a suburb in Kawempe Division of the capital Kampala. The government has also
appealed to well off Ugandans to donate food relief packages to the COVID-19 national
task force to ensure food relief donations continue throughout the whole specifically to
the hard hit areas because the duration of the food support relief cannot be estimated now
but it will depend on how long the lockdown situation will remain and what rate of
normalization is in the coming days after lifting of the lockdown. Objective of this paper:
The objective of this short paper is, first to provide realistic assessment of the massive
perspective of low income families and secondly is to propose a food relief support
packages to low income households that have been hit hard by this lockdown situation.
Both must be considered in the short term situation until the economy is able to bounce
livelihood strategies among the low-income group of the economy. This situation is more
pronounced in the high-density suburbs where most female breadwinners are employed
scale female entrepreneurial projects to cushion the affected families, forcing them to
skip meals, default on rental and user fees payment to the city council as well as fail to
meet medical bills among other livelihood outcomes. Using the sustainable livelihood
framework, this study foregrounds that the advent of COVID-19 in Marondera urban
who were purposively selected to participate in this study, findings reveal that 80% of the
projects collapsed due COVID-19 restrictions. The study therefore recommends that the
government and other non-state actors should introduce safety net measures to enable the
According to the study of Kaushik, M., Guleria, N. (2020) entitled "The Impact
permanent or long-lasting. By the time, when the pandemic ends, we will probably see a
new world, a new lexicon, a new social norm with far reaching economic and social
destruction. When COVID-19 outbreak started spreading across the world, thousands of
people started facing severe health issues and death rates increased. The only way to stop
the spread of the pandemic was to stop all social and economic activities in the affected
countries for indefinite period of time. This led many countries to impose complete lock-
down all across the globe which is still going on going on. In such a scenario all business
activities, across all industries were completely stopped. The lockdown impacted various
sectors in varied degree. For example, the airlines, hospitality, hotel, manufacturing
industry is totally stopped and will take a long time to come out of this situation, if at all.
Millions of people in these sectors are likely to lose jobs in these sectors. COVID-19
pandemic caused enormous disruption in businesses, which will take years to recover, if
at all. The disruption is likely to lead to permanent shut down of many businesses, unable
to bear the financial losses and disruptions caused by the pandemic. To get over the
current situation, companies are trying to run offices and administration jobs through
“Work from Home” mode. Companies are trying to cope up with economic turbulence
caused due to COVID 19 through the usage of disruptive technology by working from
home concept. Earlier work from home was an acceptable business practice only in IT
and Technology sectors. However, other industry sectors were reluctant to adopt WFH as
a good business practice. The biggest business change that we can see today, forced by
the global spread the pandemic, is that many companies have been forced to
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