Rethinking the residual policy response

Lessons from Hong Kong older women’s responses to the Covid-19 pandemic

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ID9974550
AuthorsSam W K Yu (0000-0001-7732-0617, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong), Iris Po Yee Lo (0000-0003-2499-1702, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, corresponding author), Ruby C M Chau (0000-0003-3118-4669, University of Nottingham)
Year2021
Volume66
Issue2
Pages534-546
Publication date2021-09-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00208728211036179
PMID37042018
OpenAlexW3203288138
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

This article examines older women's experiences of searching for face masks and handling mask-related issues during COVID-19. Set within the context of the Hong Kong government's policy reaction to the shortage of masks in early 2020, the article draws on interviews with 40 older women in Hong Kong to identify their various forms of vulnerability to welfare threats and their active and diverse responses in times of crisis. The findings reveal the implications of the government's residual policy response for people's vulnerability to welfare threats. They also carry practical implications for the support that social workers can provide

Computer security · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Government (linguistics · Pandemic · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Welfare · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Psychology

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