Research that Matters: Analyzing State Leadership Response to Covid-19
KENNESAW, Ga. (Aug 5, 2020) — First published: 02 August 2020
Between Georgia and Ohio: Constructing the Covid‐19 Disaster in the United States
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8322.12591
By: Jaymelee J. Kim, Amanda J. Reinke, Erin R. Eldridge, Maya Grant
Abstract
As the Covid‐19 pandemic continues to unfold around the world, governments engage
in diverse decision‐making processes that shape everyday living patterns, rituals
and livelihoods. This article compares and examines state‐level governmental influences
on the social construction of the Covid‐19 disaster in the United States, specifically
analyzing the states of Ohio and Georgia. The authors interrogate how governing bodies
and officials in these states differentially construct the crisis and reshape social
norms during periods of liminality.
