Dangerous liaisons? Applying the social harm perspective to the social inequality, housing and health trifecta during the Covid-19 pandemic

Gurney, C. M. (2021) Dangerous liaisons? Applying the social harm perspective to the social inequality, housing and health trifecta during the Covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Housing Policy, (doi: 10.1080/19491247.2021.1971033) (Early Online Publication)

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Abstract

Global rates of excess mortality attributable to the Covid-19 pandemic provide a fresh impetus to make sense of the associations between income inequality, housing inequality and the social gradient in health, suggesting new questions about the ways in which housing and health are treated in the framing and development of public policy. The first half of the paper uses a social harm lens to examine the threefold associations of the social inequality, housing and health trifecta and offers new insights for policy analysis which foregrounds the production, transmission, and experience of various types of harm which occur within the home. The main body of the paper then draws upon the outcomes of an international systematic literature mapping review of 213 Covid-19 research papers to demonstrate three specific harms associated with stay-at-home lockdowns: (i) intimate partner and domestic violence, (ii) poor mental health and (iii) health harming behaviours. The reported findings are interpreted using a social harm perspective and some implications for policy analysis are illustrated. The paper concludes with a reflection on the efficacy of social harm as a lens for policy analysis and suggests directions for further research in housing studies and zemiology.

Item Type:Articles
Keywords:Social harm, housing policy, health inequality, systematic literature mapping review, Covid-19.
Status:Early Online Publication
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Gurney, Dr Craig
Authors: Gurney, C. M.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
Journal Name:International Journal of Housing Policy
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
ISSN:1949-1247
ISSN (Online):1949-1255
Published Online:06 September 2021
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2021 The Author(s)
First Published:First published in International Journal of Housing Policy 2021
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons license

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