Can Afro-Communitarianism Be Useful in Combating the Challenge of Human Interaction Posed by the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Journal: International journal of environmental research and public health

Volume: 19

Issue: 21

Year of Publication: 2022

Affiliated Institutions:  Department of Philosophy, University of Pretoria, Pretoria , South Africa.

Abstract summary 

Can Afro-communitarianism serve as a viable ideology for addressing the human interaction challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic? The ongoing pandemic poses many challenges to the normal functioning of societies around the world. For example, it has caused problems ranging from social, economic, and political disruption to various forms of hardship, including pain, suffering, and millions of deaths. One problem that is not attracting sufficient attention is a disruption to human interaction that leads to isolation, depression, mental health, and emotional crises. This paper will investigate whether Afro-communitarianism can function as an ideological option for addressing this challenge. This ideology, in our opinion, can foster social integration and the type of informal solidarity that engenders emotionally helpful interactions among humans. We will also argue that Afro-communitarian orientation can overturn the individualistic tendencies that hamper efforts aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus.

Authors & Co-authors:  Chimakonam Jonathan O JO Ogbonnaya L Uchenna LU

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Gbadegesin S. African Philosophy: Traditional Yoruba Philosophy and Contemporary African Realities. Peter Lang; New York, NY, USA: 1991.
Authors :  2
Identifiers
Doi : 14255
SSN : 1660-4601
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Humans
Other Terms
Afro-communitarianism;COVID-19;human interaction;pandemic
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
Switzerland