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Church and Belonging, Learning from lockdown

Lindqvist, Sandra LU (2023) SOAM21 20231
School of Social Work
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic governments worldwide went into lockdown to stop the spread of the virus. Lockdown severely challenged the preconditions assumed necessary for the development and retention of a sense of belonging. The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the components of belonging, how they interrelate, and critically examine ruling assumptions about the creation and retention of belonging. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty participants who experienced lockdown in England and claim belonging to different Christian congregations. The interviews were analyzed and interpreted through a thematic analysis concerning an integrative framework on belonging suggested by Allen et al. The... (More)
During the COVID-19 pandemic governments worldwide went into lockdown to stop the spread of the virus. Lockdown severely challenged the preconditions assumed necessary for the development and retention of a sense of belonging. The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the components of belonging, how they interrelate, and critically examine ruling assumptions about the creation and retention of belonging. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty participants who experienced lockdown in England and claim belonging to different Christian congregations. The interviews were analyzed and interpreted through a thematic analysis concerning an integrative framework on belonging suggested by Allen et al. The results show that even though the lockdown was recognized as a threat to the participant's sense of belonging, they left the lockdown with an intact or increased sense of belonging. The factors ensuring retention of belonging were regular contact albeit not physical, reciprocal care, and factors relating to strong community identity. (Less)
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author
Lindqvist, Sandra LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOAM21 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
belonging, sense of belonging, social relations, lockdown, COVID-19, church, faith-based organizations
language
English
id
9119719
date added to LUP
2023-06-05 10:43:16
date last changed
2023-06-05 10:43:16
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  abstract     = {{During the COVID-19 pandemic governments worldwide went into lockdown to stop the spread of the virus. Lockdown severely challenged the preconditions assumed necessary for the development and retention of a sense of belonging. The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the components of belonging, how they interrelate, and critically examine ruling assumptions about the creation and retention of belonging. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty participants who experienced lockdown in England and claim belonging to different Christian congregations. The interviews were analyzed and interpreted through a thematic analysis concerning an integrative framework on belonging suggested by Allen et al. The results show that even though the lockdown was recognized as a threat to the participant's sense of belonging, they left the lockdown with an intact or increased sense of belonging. The factors ensuring retention of belonging were regular contact albeit not physical, reciprocal care, and factors relating to strong community identity.}},
  author       = {{Lindqvist, Sandra}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Church and Belonging, Learning from lockdown}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}