Project Summary

Health workers have been on the frontline of dealing with Covid-19. However, many of us have been seeing action on the ‘Home Front’ during the pandemic. Families, namely caretakers, had to manage children’s education and activities while juggling the new demands of working from home and concerns for older relatives. The impact on families and on the physical and mental health of parents has been the source of much anecdotal comment and speculation.

“The Impact of the Pandemic on Family Life Across Cultures”, one of the largest studies of its kind in the world, was conducted in 72 countries from North America, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East and North Africa. It was conducted in partnership with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Development, 10 universities and research centers, and 17 NGOs. The global data provided a unique window into the commonalities and differences in how families coped and were shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic on every continent, across all incomes and education levels, and within all age groups. Topics ranged from parents, child health, and anxieties, marital relationship quality, parenting practices, gender roles, fatherhood, family coping and resilience, family satisfaction, domestic violence, intergenerational solidarity, the impact of technology and internet addiction, and social interactions to family policies.

Keywords, Tags

CPP Social Policy Social Sciences Family Studies