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PendemicCovid 19 Impacts on Family and Social class

Yaseen khan and Muhammad ibad khan

Research Report submitted to the Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan in the partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
BS in Sociology

Yaseen khan and Muhammad ibad khan

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY MARDAN
Acknowledgment
I want to thanks Allah who give me the power, knowledge and determination to analyze all
the data and strengthen me with knowledge that will further guide me in future. I also want to
thank my parents and family who continuously support me and in last but not the least to my
great supervisor specially Mr. Ishaq who guided us to complete my task.

Yaseen khan and Muhammad ibad khan


Abstract
This study is an attempt to explore the pandemic Covid19 impacts on family at AWKUM
main campus. Mainly our study focused on the pandemic Covid19 impact on families’
income and social class. A sample of 164 from different departments including sociology,
psychology, law, political science, Pakistan study, international relation were contacted.
Stratified random sampling was used for distribution of sample size among the selected
participants. The data were collected through questionnaires which were randomly
distributed among members of the participants and their Reponses were come mostly in agree
from every aspects.
Table of Content:
Chapter Contents Page No
Chapter # 1
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background of Study
1.3 Study of Objectives
1.4 Statement of Problem
Chapter # 2
2.1 Literature Review
2.2 Pandemic impact on Family income
2.3 Pandemic impact on social classes
Chapter # 3
3.1 Methodology
3.2 Nature of Study
3.3 Sampling technique and sample size
3.4 Universe of study
3.5 Tools od data collection and Construction of Questionnaire
Chapter # 4
4.1 Data analysis
4.2 Frequency tables
Chapter # 5
5.1 Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Suggestions
5.4 Questionnaire
Chapter # 6
6.1 References
Chapter: 1

1.1: Introduction:
This study ascertains that the impact of covid-19 on family income and social class has been
more common among low-income families and it has been resulting in much more stress to
health and well-being. The changes arise from corona virus Have a right away effect on the
level of misery own family experience bobbing up from social isolation because of live at
home orders, which consist of social distance from friends and schools and modifications to
their ordinary workouts. The parental and children well-being can be lessen via issues about
their own family health because of enjoy to virus itself. On December 31, 2019, the World
Health Organization (WHO) contacted China approximately media reports of a cluster of
viral pneumonias in Wuhan, later attributed to a corona virus, now named SARS-CoV-2. By
January 30, 2020, scarcely a month later, WHO declared the virus to be a public health
emergency of worldwide task (PHEIC)—the very exceptional alarm the company can sound.
Thirty days greater and the pandemic become nicely underway;the corona virus had unfold to
more than seventy global locations and territories on six continents, and there had been kind
of ninety thousand confirmed cases international of COVID-19, the illness due to the corona
virus. ( Bollyky,J.T & Patrick,S.M 2020).Coronavirus ailment (COVID-19) is an infectious
sickness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most humans in disease (COVID-19) Fected with the virus will revel in mild to mild
breathing infection and get better without requiring particular remedy. However, a few turns
into seriously sick and require clinical interest. Older people And people with underlying
clinical situations like cardiovascular sickness, diabetes, persistent breathing disease, or most
cancers are more likely to expand intense infection. Anyone can get sick with COVID-19 and
grow to be seriously ill or die at any age.
The great way to save you and gradual down transmission is to be well knowledgeable about
the ailment and the manner the virus spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection with
the resource of staying at the least 1 metre aside from others, sporting a well geared up
masks, And washing your palms or the use of an alcohol-based rub frequently. Get
vaccinated while it’s your flip and follow close by steerage. The virus can unfold from an
infected man or woman’s mouth or nose in small liquid debris after they cough, sneeze,
communicate, sing or breathe. These particles variety from massive breathing droplets to
smaller aerosols. It is vital to exercising breathing etiquette, for instance
by using coughing into a flexed elbow, and to stay home and self-isolate till you recover in
case you sense unwell K,+3+.0.(WHO,2021)
Corona virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease resulting from a plague, the
severe acute respiration syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first regarded case
become identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019(Page J, Hinshaw D, & McKay, B
2021) The disorder quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Symptoms of COVID-19 are variable, however often consist of fever, cough, headache,
fatigue, respiratory difficulties, lack of odor, and lack of taste. (Saniasiaya J, & Islam, MA
2021). Symptoms may also start one to 14 days after exposure to the virus. At least a 3rd of
Those who are infected do not expand important symptoms. Of those individuals who expand
signs and symptoms important Enough to be classed as sufferers,maximum (eighty one%)
increase moderate to slight symptoms (up to moderate pneumonia), at the same time as 14%
increase
excessive signs and Symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on
imaging), and five% expand vital signs (breathing failure, surprise, or multiorgan disorder).
Older humans are at a better chance of growing excessive symptoms. Some people keep to
experience various outcomes (lengthy COVID) for months after recuperation, and harm to
organs has been located. Multi-yr research are underway to further inspect the lengthy-time
period results of the disorder. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2020)
1.2: Background of the study:
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has created first rate chaos in human beings’s each day
lives around the world. However, the related social impacts range across social businesses.
Compared to humans with considerable assets, the greater deprived have a tendency to go
through extra bad social influences from screw ups. Although it's far a essential topic, there
was constrained research on the social impacts of disastrous epidemics on uninfected humans
in growing international locations. To bridge the gap, this examine investigates the social
results of the unfold of COVID-19 on rural migrants and their coping strategies via face-to-
face interviews with rural migrants in Nanjing, China. The family angle is highlighted to
discover how rural migrants cope with diverse threats resulting from COVID-19 spread.The
take a look at unearths that rural migrants suffered from critical social influences due to
COVID-19, in particular for the duration of the associated lockdown period. In China, rural
migrants are usually extra disadvantaged than city residents, due to the institutional barrier of
the hukou system (residential registration system) and inequality in training, welfare, and
social capital .(Song et al., 2008; Yue et al., 2013). Typically, at some point of and after
failures, those people are much more likely to lose their incomes and houses (Zottarelli,
2008; Elliott and Paris, 2006), and feature extra problem in improving from screw ups
(Peacock et al., 1997; Aptekar, 1990).
A families’ ecocultural area of interest is similarly fashioned with the aid of their
socioeconomic fame, which also drives every day activities (Lareau, 2015). Few studies have
examined the day by day sports of children and their households in the course of the
pandemic, apart from acknowledging the day by day stressors and disruptions to daily
existence (Prime et al., 2020). Recent facts shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has formed
the day by day sports of families by way of confining families to the house, preventing
youngsters from attending school, and stifling outdoor physical sports like gambling group
sports or gaining access to playgrounds and play systems (Guan et al., 2020; Waller et al.,
2020). Low-income families are idea to have been similarly impacted because of restrained
get right of entry to to highschool and other network services that offer emotional, social, and
dietary guide to underserved youngsters (Waller et al., 2020).
1.3: Study objectives:

a) To analyze the Pandemic (Covid-19) impact on families’ income.

b) To identify Pandemic (Covid-19) impact on social class

1.4: Statement of the problem:


The covid19 social problem In family income and social class in which the lower social class
have suffered massive financial problem because business areas were closed and higher
social
class have also faced a huge problems there businesses was damaged, industries were closed
and the import and export to foreign countries were stopped and there earning were stop or
down and this has a major effects on both higher social class ,middle social class and lower
social class they both suffer higher financial problems because of spending more time in the
home .
Chapter: 2

2.1: Literature review:

2.2:Pandemic impact on family income

Pandemic:
A pandemic is an infection Episode that spreads throughout countries or landmasses. It
impacts a extra number of individuals and takes a larger quantity of lives than a virus. The
World Health Organization (WHO) proclaimed COVID-19 to be a pandemic while obviously
the ailment was extreme and that it was spreading rapidly over a wide region. (Robinson,J
2020)
e.g., At least 50 million individuals all over the planet passed on from influenza during the
episode of 1918-19. It's frequently called the "Spanish influenza," not on the grounds that the
infection began there but since Spain was one of the primary nations to report cases.
Theoretical The Pandemic has an extended records, but the real term is but to be
characterised via severa clinical texts. There were various crucial pandemics recorded in
mankind's set of reviews wherein pandemic related emergencies contrarily affect well being,
economies, and extraordinarily public protection worldwide. This Article will investigate the
writing for the idea and history of pandemics, giving a rundown of key Highlights with
subsequent conversation on the adverse consequences on wellbeing, economy, social and
worldwide Security yielded by pandemics and illness outbreak at least 50 million individuals
all over the planet passed on from influenza during the episode of 1918-19. It's regularly
called the "Spanish influenza," not on the grounds that the infection began there but since
Spain was one of the main nations to declare cases. Limits and typically influencing
countless individuals" (Harris, 2000).
Family:
The own Family is an intimate domestic organization of people related to every other by way
of bonds of blood, sexual mating, or crook ties. It has been a totally resilient social unit that
has survived and adapted thru time. So, the element of time referred to above, is again present
right right here. Stephen (1999) defines the own family as a Social arrangement based totally
on marriage such as reputation of rights and obligations of parenthood, common residence for
husband, spouse and kids are reciprocal financial obligations between husband and spouse.

The covid-19 was a very harsh incident for all family members and there has been very
important loss of time wasting. the covid-19 have been serious social problem and the
families were facing challenges related to social disturbance such as economic ,psychological
, physical problems. it is because of changes in the social structure and daily routine have
affected the social life of all family members . ( lebow,J.L, 2020)
2.3:Pandemic impact on social class
Social Class:
The time period "social elegance" is frequently used interchangeably with SES, each with the
aid of most people and by sociologists alike. Very regularly when you listen it used, that is

what it approaches. In a technical sense, however, social magnificence is used to refer


especially to the characteristics which can be less probably to exchange, or tougher to
alternate, than one's monetary fame, which is potentially changeable over time. In the sort of
case, social elegance refers to the socio-cultural components of 1's lifestyles, particularly the
developments, behaviors, information, and way of life that one is socialized into with the aid
of one’s circle of relatives. (Cole,N.L, 2019) . Social Class refers to divisions in society
primarily based on economic and social fame. People in the identical social class commonly
share a comparable degree of wealth, educational achievement, form of activity and profits
( Thompson,K 2016)

TYPE OF SOCIAL CLASS:


Lower class
The decrease instructions are labeled via homelessness, poverty and or unemployment.
People in this magnificence are the ones who may additionally have finished excessive
college but be afflicted by loss of good enough housing, right medical care and first rate food
and apparel along with loss of protection and vocational education. The decrease instructions
are labeled via homelessness, poverty and or unemployment. People in this magnificence are
the ones who may additionally have finished excessive college but be afflicted by loss of
good enough housing, right medical care and first rate food and apparel along with loss of
protection and vocational education.( Bhasin ,H 2020)
Middle class
These are white-collar employees who've extra money than the individuals who are
underneath them on the social ladder and feature much less cash than those above them on
the ladder. The center classes divided into two types according to their status, wealth and
training. The lower middle class is crafted from a good deal less-educated humans with the in
which is the profits which incorporates small business owner’s teacher’s managers and
secretaries. The upper-middle class is made of his educated and professional people with high
incomes such as stockbrokers, CEOs, lawyers, doctors, etc.

Upper class
The higher-higher magnificence consists of the immoderate society and aristocratic beauty
with vintage money who have been wealthy from many generations. These humans are pretty
rich and stay on the profits in their inherited riches. Compared to the lower pinnacle
magnificence, the upper-higher elegance is a long way prestigious. Both the segments of
better-elegance irrespective of in which ever there cash comes from are very wealthy. Both of
the companies are stated to have extra money than they will spend, which leaves them with a
whole lot of amusement time to cultivate a spread of hobbies. They regularly live in Elite
community and feature normal visits to highly-priced social clubs. They also can exert quite a
few dominance and effect, every regionally and globally.
Chapter: 3

3.1: Methodology:
“Methodology is the philosophical framework within which the studies is conducted or the
foundation upon which the studies is based totally” (Brown, 2006). The Main distinction
between Method and Methodology is that methodology is a broader idea, and technique is a
part of it. While doing research, numerous strategies are selected for it. These all techniques
are recorded or part of the method. Not only this, the methodology includes the techniques
and making plans of the studies. The approach specially consists of techniques of the studies
and answer of the troubles, whereas methodology includes troubles of those methods as
nicely.
The examination philosophy directs peruse about the arrangement of the analyst, there are
two sorts research, qualitative and quantitative research. Qualitative research is the
principally exploratory examination. It is utilized to acquire a thoughtful of basic exploration
conclusions and inspirations it gives into the issue or helps created thoughts for potential.
Quantitative research underline objective estimation and the factual, numerical or
mathematical investigation of information gathered through surveys, poll and reviews, or by
controlling prior measurable information utilizing computational strategies. In this
quantitative technique has embraced while doing investigate.
Quantitative research also brings approximately statistical objectivity, universality, and
extensiveness. Its purpose is to are looking for goal fact through size and calculations.
Besides, the quantitative methodologies employ deductions to aid or refute a selected
assumption or a principle. The quantitative design has been defined as a ‘pinnacle down
method’ (Fallon, 2016). The quantitative methods also reveal a connection and a correlation
between distinctive variables that are under research.
3.2: Nature of the study:
Quantitative research includes widespread troubles where a observe seeks to create an
knowledge of the various assumptions that have been developed in a given observe. The
quantitative studies presents a more exact attention of the problems being developed since it
does now not most effective outline the special traits within a observe but also key variations
which might be taken into consideration in making conclusions concerning a observe.
Scientific and mathematical research should consist of statistics analysis where the
hypothesis is developed and analyzed using statistical strategies. (Chapman,.J.M, 2017)
3.3: Sampling technique and sample size:
Sampling means selecting the group that you will actually collect data from in your research.
When you conduct research about a collection of humans, it’s not often viable to collect
records from absolutely everyone in that institution. Instead, you pick out a pattern. The
pattern is the organization of folks that will definitely take part inside the studies.
( McCombes, 2022) A sample is a smaller set of facts that a researcher chooses or selects
from a larger populace by means of the usage of a pre-described selection method. These
factors are called sample points, sampling gadgets, or observations. Creating a pattern is an
efficient approach of conducting research. The sample length is a term used in market studies
for defining the variety of subjects blanketed in a sample length. By sample size, we
understand a set of subjects which are decided on from the general populace and is
considered a representative of the actual populace for that particular observe. we are going to
collect data
from 164 respondents and our respondents are bachelors ,masters ,mphil and p.h.d students
from whom we are going to collect data.
Stratified Random Samples:
A stratified random pattern is a random sample where in or more corporations are
represented out of your populace of hobby. Stratified random sampling is more often used
when the population you're sampling is tremendously heterogeneous, or there are wonderful
subgroups present. This involves dividing your populace into the smaller groups and then
randomly choosing a sample from each - in essence, you're treating it as if there are two
populations. Common examples include stratifying through age, sex or ethnicity. (Mills, G.J,
2021)
3.4: Universe of study:
The area where researcher collected data from respondents in this study the data was
collected from the 164 students in Abdul Wali khan University Mardan (main campus).

3.5: Tools of data collection and construction of questionnaire:


We collected data through questionnaire and we put 20 questions for the collections of data.
The researcher used structured and hand delivered questionnaire which was distributed to 164
respondents.

How to Calculate Sample Size:


If the pattern length is just too small, it will no longer supply way valid consequences or
correctly represent the realities of the populace being studied. On the opposite hand, while
large pattern sizes yield smaller margins of error and are extra representative, a sample size
that is too huge might also extensively boom the value and time taken to behavior the
research. (Kibucha,F, 2021)
Confidence Interval and Confidence Level:
As we've referred to earlier than, even as deciding on a sample there are a couple of things
which can impact the consistency and weight of consequences, consisting of sampling and
sampling mistakes. When thinking about sample period, the two measures of errors which
might be nearly always identical with sample sizes are the self assurance interval and the self
assurance degree.
Confidence Interval (Margin of Error):
It measures the diploma of uncertainty or certainty in a sampling approach and how much
uncertainty there is with any unique statistic. In simple terms, the confidence c language tells
you the way confident you may be that the results from a examine replicate what you will
assume to find if it were possible to survey the entire populace being studied. The self belief
c language is usually a plus or minus (±) discern. For example, in case your self belief
interval is 6 and 60% percent of your pattern choices a solution, you may be assured that if
you had asked the entire populace, between fifty four% (60-6) and 66% (60+6) might have
picked that answer.
Confidence Level:
The self belief stage refers to the percentage of possibility, or notion that the self guarantee c
program languageperiod would possibly consist of the actual populace parameter even as you
draw a random sample typically. It is expressed as a percentage and represents how
frequently the share of the populace who may pick out out a solution lies in the self belief c
program languageperiod. For example, a 99% confidence level manner that need to you
repeat an experiment or survey time and again again, ninety nine percent of the time, your
outcomes will in shape the outcomes you get from a population.
Then You can that their answers honestly reflect the population. In other phrases, the larger
your pattern length for a given self-belief level, the smaller your self-assurance programming
language.
Standard Deviation:
Another essential degree at the same time as figuring out the sample period is the standard
deviation, which measures a information set’s distribution from its endorse. In calculating the
pattern length, the standard deviation is useful in estimating how lots the responses you get
preserve of will variety from each one-of-a-kind and from the suggest extensive range, and
the same old deviation of a pattern can be used to near the equal old deviation of a populace.
The higher the distribution or variability, the more the same antique deviation and the more
the fee of the deviation. For instance, once you have got got already sent out your survey,
how a great deal variance do you assume in your responses? That version in responses is the
same old deviation.
Population Size:
The different crucial attention to make whilst figuring out your pattern duration is the scale of
the entire population you need to test. A populace is the complete organization that you want
to draw conclusions approximately. It is from the population that a pattern is selected, the use
of possibility sampling. The populace size may be acknowledged (together with the full
quantity of employees in a company), or unknown (which include the variety of puppy
keepers in a rustic), but there’s a want for a near estimate, specially when managing a
relatively small or clean to degree companies of people. As we have described all of the vital
phrases, allow us to in short learn how to determine the sample size using a pattern
calculation system referred to as the Andrew Fisher’s Formula. Determine the populace size
(if regarded).
Determine the self-assurance c program language period.
Determine the confidence degree.
Determine the standard deviation (a well-known deviation of zero.5 is a secure desire in
which the parent is unknown)
Convert the self-assurance stage right into a Z-Score. This table suggests the z-scores for the
most commonplace self-belief degrees: Confidence level z-score
80% 1.28
85% 1.44
90% 1.65
95% 1.96
99% 2.58

Put these figures into the sample size formula to get your sample size.
sample size calculation
I choose to paintings with a eighty% self belief degree, a trendy deviation of zero.5, and a
confidence interval (margin of mistakes) of ± 10%, you simply want to update with the
values within the formulation: ((1.28)2 x .5(.5)) / (.05)2(1.6384 x .25) / .0025 0.4096/ .0025
163.84 the sample size is 164
The total population of covid 19 impact on family and social class is approximately 2012 as
per primary data is going to be provided from Abdul wali khan university (main campus) out
of the total population and a sample size of 164 is selected.(Uma Sekran,2003).The primary
data was collected with the help of approved questionnaire.
Chapter: 4
4.1 Data Analysis:

Statistics
gender of Age Age department Semester program
participants Group(years)
Valid 164 164 164 164 164 164
N
Missing 0 0 0 0 0 0

Statistics
During Covid- It increase The relatives The members In Covid-19
19 family anxiety and of each family of family who family were
became depression becomes earn money depressed
disconnected among isolated during were frustrated because of
with their members covid19 times of staying at limited
relatives because of of learning of home physical
covid diseases activity
Valid 164 164 164 164 164
N
Missing 0 0 0 0 0

EXPLANATION NO1.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has run administrations worldwide to put in force Illness
Restraint measures consisting of university closures, social distancing, and home quarantine.
These rules on bodily social interactions have endangered our time-commemorated human
need for social linking in an exceptional manner. Although this essential and basic want for
social joining has been intentional, classified, and operational zed now numerous strategies
there can be agreement amongst investigators that a superficial experience of social fitting
and construction is a primary emotional need, and that pride of this want produces fine
results.
The recently incepted Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has come to be the
hardest worldwide problem. Individuals infected with the SARS-CoV-2 take area every
indicative and asymptomatic indication and symptoms and signs, which include Temperature,
cough, weakness, headache, myalgia, muscle ache, breath shortness, severe upper breathing
area misery, diarrhea, etc. Even although a character is not irritated with SARS-CoV-2, the
improved degrees of COVID-19-associated contamination and death have an effect on their
nice of lifespan, prominent to a fading mental kingdom.
During a plague or pandemic regarding a unique disease including COVID-19, infected
human beings may additionally moreover want to experience strict clinical quarantine and be
disconnected from their households for communal fitness motives. This increases issues of
incapable dealing of sufferers and their households. Second, contradicting visits or care via a
family member may additionally bring about unfavorable and probably lengthy-term mental
Outcomes for physically remoted patients, their households, and healthcare people concerned
of their precaution.
The COVID-19 pandemic disturbed daily routine for university attending teenagers which led
to a forfeiture of the site environments and classroom setting. This variation in putting might
also interrupt with a student’s private and educational Properly being. The COVID-19 virus
led to social-distancing and stay-at-home orders global that enthused the lives of more than
1.7 billion university pupils globally (Duong et al. 2020). Students were confronted with a
sudden adjustment in environment, with various having to move lower returned home. This
may also want to probably have a consequence on their excellent of Lifestyles and properly-
being as they may be transferring once more into both a useful or dysfunctional circle of
relative’s unit, with or without social guide. The COVID‐19 pandemic is one of the highest
community health challenges of the ultimate era. This is a treacherous and spreadable virus
which has blowout swiftly for the duration of the sphere, affecting unnecessary
contamination and great social and financial troubles. Within the context of epidemiological
transition, theories of nutritional and physical pastime transitions have sought to give an
explanation for how changes associated with way of life have took place In parallel with the
developing occurrence of fatness and NCDs.
Statistics
During covid- The family The family The ritual In lockdown
19 family connection violence was ceremony of member of
suffer becomes increase to family family were
economic disturb in children members earning and
crises pandemic because were confined working
of less because of of playing at home during through online
resources in attending online game lockdown business
south-east online
Asian countries class in virtual
settings
Valid 164 164 164 164 164
N
Missing 0 0 0 0 0

Explanation no 2.
The Calamitous one-punch from COVID-19 overturned radical, societal, and financial life
universally and left regimes scrambling to answer on multiple fronts. The East and Southeast
Asia section is exciting for examine: nations inside the place are typically taken into
consideration to be strong monetary Recitalists, in order that the public in East and Southeast
Asian worldwide locations can be persuaded to welcome a boom-centric, business employer-
as-ordinary restoration, more so than peoples in different areas. In unique, those international
locations have received wages for their financial triumph, as the Asian tigers of South Korea,
Taiwan, and Singapore, and the subsequent Asian tigers of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia,
and the Philippines. Indeed, a crucial support of the East Asian Development Model (EADM)
—an increase version credited to countries within the area—is that monetary achievements
support residents’ attractiveness of less-than-democratic government policies and procedures
to license the authorities-led financial accomplishment in the ones worldwide places, often
followed with the useful aid of fanatical guidelines, methods, or performs
This have a look at informs and substantiates this discourse primarily based on an analysis of
a wealthy dataset: Starting in March 2020, we accrued approximately three million tweets
that record humans’ use of web-conferencing structures (WCS) like Zoom in the course of
the COVID-19 disaster. The unfold of COVID-19, governments around the arena executed
policies to restrict physical conferences, mobility, and public existence in famous. While the
general public did now not agreement the infection, their lives were theatrically disturbed
because the lockdown locked away their ordinary contacts and sports. In this intense
scenario, institutions and people alike spoke back via switching quick from physical and
area-based interactions to digital interactions. Soaring down load numbers and a better range
of day by day assembly individuals than ever earlier than point to the principal role of WCS
like zoom in this change (Reuters, 2020).
Gaming at time one become associated with increases in emotion issues. Vicious gaming
changed into now not related to psychosocial changes. Supportive gaming changed into now
not related to adjustments in prosocial conduct. Video games have swiftly end up an accepted
issue of kindergarten development (Lenhart et al. 2008), and their quick rise to prominence
has inspired medical inquiry and public difficulty (Ferguson 2013). With researchers
stressing that youngsters may be especially defenseless to the have an effect on of video
game gambling (Bushman and Huesmann 2006; Lobel et al. 2014a), the consequences of
video games on kids’ psychosocial development remains noticeably debated. Video games
have thus been widely studied as a competence purpose for modest cognitions and conduct
(Anderson et al. 2010; Carnagey and Anderson 2004), emotional troubles together with
despair (Tortolero et al. 2014), and hyperactivity and inattention (Gentile et al. 2012). In
these lines of studies, video games are seen as a compelling entertainment medium whose
clever use of remarks loops and nice reinforcement schedules teach bad habits of mind
(Gentile and Gentile 2008a, b).
The Covid-19 pandemic is having a major negative impact on perceptions of protection and
life-style. Forced confinement collectively with horrific news approximately the out-of-
manage boom within the number of latest cases and of deaths, whether domestically,
nationally or global, have caused an environment of amazing uncertainty and anxiety. When
a person suffers a loss, whether or not thru dying or a few other purpose, this induces a
procedure of grieving. (Niemeyer 2002).
The Covid-19 pandemic and the techniques applied to cope with it have had financial and
demanding situations to human beings all around the global. the lockdown sparked off many
socio-financial and political matters including the refugee worker calamity, wherein lakhs of
informal-quarter employees who were incomes their livelihoods in other situations started out
creating difficult voyages domestic, on foot, given that everyone shipping and service had
come to an end. There had been gender allegations of the lockdown as nicely. Reports lean-to
light at the upward push in home vehemence due to the lockdown. National viciousness at
some stage in the Covid-19 pandemic has been termed a ‘shadow pandemic’ by means of the
United Nations (Mlambo-Ngcuka, 2020). ).

Statistics
Higher class High class High class The middle The middle
member member of member of the class suffer and lower
suffered society were society were higher class
economic crisis facing aware about problems of member had
in lockdown difficulty the business loss less
because of attending pandemic due understanding
clousure of meetings to resource about the new
their business because of pandemic
internet issues
Valid 164 164 164 164 164
N
Missing 0 0 0 0 0
Explanation no 3
The Covid-19 pandemic brought about an unheard of decay of financial pastime at the globe
scale. The pandemic lifted both the accumulated deliver and petition arch of the economy. On
the stock aspect, impurities and lockdowns degraded labor supply and efficiency. On the
demand surface, discharges and income losses (due to illness, isolations, and unemployment)
dropped household ingesting and corporations’ asset. For example, a couple of half of the
individuals graphed pronounced widespread revenue and wealth losses).
Despite the increase within the length and attractiveness of distance schooling, there were
tenacious criticisms of this shape of educational transport as it often fails to provide for
interplay amongst college students and among students and instructors. Without this, it is
suggested, distance training can most effective be a low-grade imitation of the high-quality
face-to-face education due to the fact newbies are unable to make clear and assignment
assumptions and to assemble that means thru talk (Henri & Kaye, 1993; Lauzon, 1992).
COVID-19 is a global subject affecting Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). This pandemic
brought about a tough response amongst college students who reports pressure. Its arrival and
unfold produce a lot of subject for people principal to increased degrees of tension (Roy et
al., 2020). In unique, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are started to establish control
strategies concerning pandemics to inspire superb health conduct amongst students (Akan et
al., 2010).
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Americans’ lives and livelihoods in an enormous
kind of social and economic views, such as limited get admission to meals, job loss, housing
charge interruption, intellectual and bodily health troubles, and school closure. Contagious
diseases have lengthy been a prime origin of morbidity, mortality, and incapacity inside the
U.S., regularly suspiciously affecting fitness and socioeconomic effects throughout unique
racial/ethnic businesses. When the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic hit the kingdom,
a groundless narrative that blacks had native immunity plead them to perform nursing and
different essential authority’s responsibilities. Blacks also suffered from legalized separation
and unequal health care get admission to at some point of the 1918 influenza pandemic
(Evans, 2020).
While numerous predictors of COVID-19 vaccine uncertainty were pronounced, the position
of intellectual purpose is essentially unknown. Accordingly, our objective became to assess
the attachment among ratings from a collection of intellectual function exams and self-
pronounced vaccine hesitancy after the proclamation of a success checking out of the first
COVID-19 vaccine (Oxford University/AstraZeneca). Health guard and health care also can
be regarded as a intricate set of projects that require accommodation of know-how,
policymaking, and making plans. It has been speculated that human beings with better
cognitive feature control defensive behaviors and remedy extra effectively (Gottfredson,
2004).

Statistics
Lower class lower class Labour class Manuel labour Lower class
below poverty members who earn was highly suffer higher
money
line has financial of daily routine effected in health
effected several situation were were affected lockdown with problem
psycological declined by new unemployment because of less
problems because of pandemic resources
because of covid
covid
Valid 164 164 164 164 163
N
Missing 0 0 0 0 1

Explanation no 4.
The persistent waves of the corona virus disorder 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have
exaggerated the lives of billions of individuals worldwide. The extreme critical respiratory
syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated from Asia. It reveals international, main
to extreme illness and death, wherein greater than 4.22 million human beings have yielded to
the disorder as of August 1, 2021(Medicine, J.H.U.O., 2021). Additionally, masks orders and
strict recommendations for social distancing had been carried out. Nervousness, sadness, and
other psychopathological signs be successful inside the areas with plain COVID-19 (Rubin
and Wessely, 2020). Even individuals who aren't auspicious for SARS-CoV-2 infection had
restrained to strain levels all through the preliminary wave of COVID-19 because of worry of
receiving inflamed.
The Covid-19 disaster affected humans’ well-being in many ways the world over. This
examine specializes in the query whether confinement measures and economic effects might
have affected the wellbeing of a few organizations extra than others, and may for this reason
have placed some businesses extra than others at risk to enjoy vulnerability (Settersten et al.
2020). Identifying the characteristics of at-threat businesses is a first step to better understand
the mechanisms that ensure groups specifically prone (Spini et al. 2017).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, international leaders must pay more interest to the ones
populations living in the poorest situations, which include the homeless, those in prisons,
terrible ethnic & racial minorities, and millions of distressed migrants and refugees in
unsanitary camps, settlements, shelters or detention facilities. These inclined groups are most
in all likelihood to suffer the consequences of insufficient and inequitable get admission to to
testing, treatment and hospital therapy. Socio-financial situations decide the distribution of
fitness conditions in populations and the severity of effects. The Goal to gradual down the
unfold of the virus (flatten the curve) to start with caused the tough restrictions (lockdown).
During the summer time duration, many regulations had been elevated or at ease, handiest to
be reestablished while infections surged once more in the course of autumn and wintry
weather. The pandemic shifted both the aggregated supply and demand curve of the
economic system.

On the deliver side, infections and lockdowns worsened hard work supply and productivity.
On the demand aspect, layoffs and earnings losses (because of morbidity, quarantines, and
unemployment) lowered family consumption and firms’ funding. For instance, multiple half
of the contributors surveyed stated massive earnings and wealth losses (Coibion et al. 2020).
The evaluation of the place of work outcomes of Covid-19 focuses on styles of hazard vital to
the pandemic, specifically the fitness risks of contracting a corona virus infection at work and
the economic dangers as a result of the lockdown. By scrutinizing occupational inequalities
inside the experience of work-associated monetary and fitness risks the paper contributes to
both the information of the paintings-life effects of the pandemic and the general discussions
on social elegance and inequality. Even although Covid-19 is a totally current phenomenon,
research points to multiple inequalities in the effects of the pandemic on paintings-life.
Research topics consist of home office (Fadinger and Schymik 2020), work-care-conflicts
(Kohlrausch and Zucco 2020), changes in running hours (Eurofound 2020), monetary
problems (Hövermann 2020; Adams-Prassl et al. 2020) and fitness risks (Dragano et al. 2020;
ONS 2020). Concerning employees’ revel in of monetary and health risks, it's miles crucial to
observe that previous research has focused on one of the forms of jeopardies; no observe has
to date addressed personnel’ perspectives of both risks simultaneously.
4.2 Frequency Table
Gender of participants
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

female 62 37.8 37.8 37.8


male
Valid 102 62.2 62.2 100.0
Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above table shows the gender participants of male and female whereas,
male were high at 62% and on the hand, female were at 38% participants at
genders.

Age
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
11.00 1 .6 .6 .6
19.00 10 6.1 6.1 6.7
Valid 20.00 22 13.4 13.4 20.1
21.00 37 22.6 22.6 42.7

22.00 37 22.6 22.6 65.2


23.00 29 17.7 17.7 82.9
24.00 13 7.9 7.9 90.9
25.00 10 6.1 6.1 97.0
26.00 3 1.8 1.8 98.8
28.00 2 1.2 1.2 100.0
164 100.0 100.0
Total

The given tables shows age of respondents which shows less age of 19 were at
6% while high age of 21 and 22 were equal at 23%.

Age Group(years)
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent The above table shows the
age group in years where
<20 10 6.1 6.1 6.1 less than 20 years of age at
6% and above 20 were at
Valid 20-40 154 93.9 93.9 100.0
94 %.
Total 164 100.0 100.0

Department
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
sociology 31 18.9 18.9 18.9
27 16.5 16.5 35.4
psycolog
y 18 11.0 11.0 46.3

law 38 23.2 23.2 69.5

Valid IR
pakstudy 19 11.6 11.6 81.1

political science 31 18.9 18.9 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The given tables shows us the six departments of awkum where respondents of ir were at
23% at high level and while less participants were at law department at 11 %.

Semester
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Valid 2nd semester 57 34.8 34.8 34.8

4th semester 30 18.3 18.3 53.0


6th semester 38 23.2 23.2 76.2
8th semester 39 23.8 23.8 100.0
164 100.0 100.0
Total

The above tables shows semester where 2nd semester were at 35 % and meanwhile less were
at 4th semester at 18 %

Program
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

BS 134 81.7 81.7 81.7


MA 11 6.7 6.7 88.4
Valid M-phill 18 11.0 11.0 99.4
PHD 1 .6 .6 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0


The above tables gives idea about programs of all departments where bs were at 82% and phd
were at 1%

During Covid-19 family became disconnected with their


relatives
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 131 79.9 79.9 79.9


Disagree 24 14.6 14.6 94.5
Valid Strongly agree 5 3.0 3.0 97.6
Strongly disagree 4 2.4 2.4 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above gives information about the impact of relatives disconnection and
where the participant agrees were 80%, disagree were 15%, strongly agree were 3% and at
the end 2% strongly disagree among their own opinion. Overall, the table shows agree of
131% statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest levels.

Covid 19 increases anxiety and depression among members


due to staying at home
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 83 50.6 50.6 50.6


Disagree 59 36.0 36.0 86.6
Valid Strongly agree 18 11.0 11.0 97.6
Strongly disagree 4 2.4 2.4 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above gives information about the increasing anxiety and depression in covid , where the
participant agrees were 51%, disagree were 36%,strongly agree were 11% and at the end 4%
were strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were 83% of
statement as highest frequency where participants disagree were among highest levels.

The relatives of each family become isolated during covid19 times of learning of
diseases
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 92 56.1 56.1 56.1


Disagree 55 33.5 33.5 89.6
Valid Strongly agree 12 7.3 7.3 97.0
Strongly disagree 5 3.0 3.0 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above gives information about the relatives of family isolation in covid ,where the
participant agrees were 56%, disagree were 34%, strongly agree were 7% and at the end
3 % were strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were
92% of statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest
levels.

The members of family who earn money were frustrated of


staying at home
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Agree 71 43.3 43.3 43.3
Disagree 63 38.4 38.4 81.7

Valid Strongly agree 22 13.4 13.4 95.1


Strongly disagree 7 4.3 4.3 99.4

11.00 1 .6 .6 100.0
164 100.0 100.0
Total
The above gives information about the frustration of family who earn in covid ,where the
participant agrees were 43%, disagree were 38%, strongly agree were 13% and at the end
4% were strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were
71% of statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest levels.

In Covid-19 family were depressed because of limited physical


activity
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Agree 86 52.4 52.4 52.4
Disagree 52 31.7 31.7 84.1

Valid Strongly agree 18 11.0 11.0 95.1


Strongly disagree 7 4.3 4.3 99.4

13.00 1 .6 .6 100.0
164 100.0 100.0
Total

The above gives information about the of limited physical activity, where the participant
agrees were 52%, disagree were 38%, strongly agree were 11% and at the end 4% were
strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were 86% of
statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest levels.

During covid-19 family suffer economic crises of less resources in


south-east Asian countries

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative


Percent

Agree 82 50.0 50.0 50.0


Disagree 42 25.6 25.6 75.6
Valid Strongly agree 34 20.7 20.7 96.3
Strongly disagree 6 3.7 3.7 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above gives information about the economic crisis in south-east Asian countries, where
the participant agrees were 50%, disagree were 26%, strongly agree were 21% and at the end
4% were strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were
82% of statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest levels.

The family connection becomes disturb in pandemic because of


attending online class in virtual settings
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Agree 67 40.9 40.9 40.9
Disagree 35 21.3 21.3 62.2

Valid Strongly agree 50 30.5 30.5 92.7


Strongly disagree 11 6.7 6.7 99.4
12.00 1 .6 .6 100.0
164 100.0 100.0
Total

The above gives information about family disturbance in attending online class in covid,
where the participant agrees were 41%, disagree were 21%, strongly agree were 31
percent and at the end 7% strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table
shows 67% of statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among high
levels.

The family violence was increase to children because of playing


online game
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 84 51.2 51.2 51.2


Disagree 34 20.7 20.7 72.0
Valid Strongly agree 20 12.2 12.2 84.1
Strongly disagree 26 15.9 15.9 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above gives information about family violence to child playing games in covid, where
the participant agrees were 51%, disagree were 21%, strongly agree were 12% and at the end
16% strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were 84% of
statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest levels.

The ritual ceremony of family members were confined at home


during lockdown
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Agree 86 52.4 52.4 52.4
Valid Disagree 43 26.2 26.2 78.7
Strongly agree 25 15.2 15.2 93.9
Strongly disagree 10 6.1 6.1 100.0
164 100.0 100.0
Total

The above gives information about ritual ceremony confinement in covid, where the
participant agrees were 52%, disagree were 26%, strongly agree were 15% and at the end
6% were strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were
86% of statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest levels.
In lockdown member of family were earning and working through
online business
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 83 50.6 50.6 50.6


Disagree 49 29.9 29.9 80.5
Valid Strongly agree 17 10.4 10.4 90.9
Strongly disagree 15 9.1 9.1 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above tables gives information about family earning and working in covid online, where
the participant agrees were 51%, disagree were 30%, strongly agree were 10% and at the end
9% were strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were
83% of statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest levels.

Higher class member suffered economic crisis in lockdown because


of clousure of their business
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Agree 72 43.9 43.9 43.9
Disagree 54 32.9 32.9 76.8
Valid
Strongly agree 25 15.2 15.2 92.1
Strongly disagree 13 7.9 7.9 100.0
Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above tables gives information about high class member crises in covid, where the
participant agrees were 44%, disagree were 33%,at the end strongly agree were 15%and at
the end, strongly disagree were at 8 % among their own opinion. . Overall, the table shows
strongly agree were 72% of statement as highest frequency where participants agree were
among highest levels.

High class member of society were facing difficulty attending


meetings because of internet issues
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Agree 74 45.1 45.1 45.1
Disagree 52 31.7 31.7 76.8
Valid Strongly agree 23 14.0 14.0 90.9
Strongly disagree 15 9.1 9.1 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above tables gives information about high class member difficulties in meetings in
covid online, where the participant agrees were 45%, disagree were 32 %, at the end
strongly agree were 14% and at the end,strongly disagree were at 9% among their own
opinion. overall, the table shows agree were 74% of statement as highest frequency where
participants agree were among highest levels.

High class member of the society were aware about the pandemic
due to resource
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 77 47.0 47.0 47.0


Disagree 53 32.3 32.3 79.3
Valid Strongly agree 21 12.8 12.8 92.1
Strongly disagree 13 7.9 7.9 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above tables gives information about awareness of pandemic in high class member
having resources in covid , where the participant agrees were 47 %, disagree were 32 %,
strongly agree were 13% and at the end 8 % were strongly disagree among their own opinion.
overall, the table shows agree were at 77% of statement as highest frequency where
respondents agree were highest levels.

The middle class suffer higher problems of business loss


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 74 45.1 45.1 45.1


Disagree 22 13.4 13.4 58.5
Valid Strongly agree 64 39.0 39.0 97.6
Strongly disagree 4 2.4 2.4 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0


The above tables gives information about business losses of middle class in covid , where the
participant agrees were 45%, disagree were 13%, strongly agree were 39% and at the end
2% strongly disagree among their own opinion. overall, the table shows agree were at 74% of
statement as highest frequency where respondents were at highest levels.

The middle and lower class member had less understanding about
the new pandemic
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 82 50.0 50.0 50.0


Disagree 44 26.8 26.8 76.8
Valid Strongly agree 24 14.6 14.6 91.5
Strongly disagree 14 8.5 8.5 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above tables gives information about middle and lower class less knowledge about
covid , where the participant agrees were 50%, disagree were 27%, strongly agree were 15%
and at the end strongly disagree were at 9 % among their own opinion. Overall, the table
shows that agree were 82% statement as highest frequency where participants disagree were
among highest levels.

Lower class below poverty line has effected several psychological


problems because of covid
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 74 45.1 45.1 45.1


Disagree 51 31.1 31.1 76.2
Valid Strongly agree 18 11.0 11.0 87.2
Strongly disagree 21 12.8 12.8 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above tables gives information about middle and lower class less knowledge about
covid ,where the participant agrees were 45%, disagree were 31%, strongly agree were 11%,
at end strongly disagree were 13% among participant own opinion. Overall, the table shows
that agree were 74% statement as highest frequency where participants disagree were among
highest levels.
lower class members financial situation were declined because
of covid

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative


Percent
Valid Agree 57 34.8 34.8 34.8

Disagree 42 25.6 25.6 60.4


Strongly agree 38 23.2 23.2 83.5
Strongly disagree 27 16.5 16.5 100.0
164 100.0 100.0
Total

The above tables gives information about lower class financials situation about covid ,where
the participant agrees were 35%, disagree were at 26 % ,strongly agree were 23%, at end
strongly disagree were 17% among participant own opinion. Overall, the table shows that
strongly agree were 57% statement as highest frequency where participants disagree were
among highest levels.

Labour class who earn money of daily routine were affected by


new pandemic
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent

Agree 56 34.1 34.1 34.1


Disagree 43 26.2 26.2 60.4
Valid Strongly agree 35 21.3 21.3 81.7
Strongly disagree 30 18.3 18.3 100.0

Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above tables gives information about labor class daily routine about covid ,where the
participant agrees were 34%, disagree were 26%,strongly agree were 21%, at end strongly
disagree were 18% among participant own opinion. Overall, the table shows that agree were
56% statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among highest levels.

Manuel labour was highly effected in lockdown with unemployment


Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
Percent
Agree 65 39.6 39.6 39.6
Disagree 46 28.0 28.0 67.7
Valid Strongly agree 32 19.5 19.5 87.2
Strongly disagree 21 12.8 12.8 100.0
Total 164 100.0 100.0

The above tables gives information about labor effected by unemployment in covid ,where
the participant agrees were 40%, disagree were 28%,strongly agree were 20%, at end
strongly disagree were 13% among participant own opinion. overall, the table shows that
agree were 65% statement as highest frequency where participants agree were amongst
highest levels.

Lower class suffer higher health problem because of less


resources
Frequenc Percent Valid Percent Cumulative
y Percent

Agree 91 55.5 55.8 55.8


Valid Disagree 28 17.1 17.2 73.0

Strongly agree 39 23.8 23.9 96.9

Strongly disagree 5 3.0 3.1 100.0

Total 163 99.4 100.0

Missing System 1 .6
164 100.0
Total

The above tables gives information about lower less resources problems about covid ,where
the participant agrees were 56%,disagree were 17%,strongly agree were 24%, at end
strongly disagree were 3% among participant own opinion. Overall, the table shows that
agree were 91% statement as highest frequency where participants agree were among
highest levels.

Chapter 05:
5.1 Findings:
Out of the pool of 164 candidates, 37.8% are Females and 62.2% are Male. 75% of the total
pool is in the age of 20, 21, 22 & 23. And 93.9% of candidates are in the age range of 20-40
years.
80% of the students are from the subjects i-e: Sociology, psychology, international relations
and Political science and hold the major sharing.
59% of the total agreed on the loss due to business closure for Higher class. 59% said that
they have more awareness than others due to their resources. And 59% also said that they
face difficulties in arranging online meeting for their business.
Moving to Middle class, 85% agreed for their business loss, while the 64% agreed on their
low awareness regarding infection.
56% of total said that the Lower class faced psychological issues. 58% have faced financial
issues and 80% agreed for the health problems faced by them.
Labor class including daily wagers laborers have faced un-employment according to 55%
audience.
The highest and lowest agreed upon answers are offollowing:
 Females are Lowest with 37.8%
 Males are Highest with 62.2%
 11years of aged students are Lowest with 0.6%
 21 and 22 years of aged students are Highest with 22.6% each
 IR department are Lowest with 11.6%
 Pak Studies are Highest with 23.2%
 4th Semester students are Lowest with 18.3%
 2nd Semester students are Highest with 34.5%
 PHD students area Lowest with 0.6%
 BS students are Highest with 81.7%

5.2 Conclusion:
Covid 19 has affected people around the globe regardless of their social class, region, and
ethnicity. The survey has shown that nobody was saved from its adverse effects and how it
has made people to live with it. The questionnaire covers the universities students, 164 to be
more exact, of different age group, study program, gender and academia. And all of them
voted that yes, all of the three social classes (High, Middle and Lower) were affected in their
financials matters badly. Our sample size of 164 has almost same saying in all of the
questions that were asked. 60% agreed while the remaining didn’t agree to the questions.
62.2% Male and 37.8% Female, 93.9% of age between 10 and 20, and 28% of sociology,
psychology, IR and political science has the following saying about all the 03 given social
classes. And their answers hold the majority which are:
Higher middle classes hold the biggest loss of finances as their factories were shut down aur
running hours were reduces but they remain intact to their standard of living because of their
large net worth and running money cycle. They bear the loss and tried to hold their position
in market place. They have better health facilities, better resources to cure and prevent the
infection, better business alternates, better internet services for carrying over the online
business which had the boom these days. Approximately 60% of the pool agreed with their
business losses, difficulties in arranging online meetings due to internet connections, and that
they have more awareness regarding Covid19 cause, spread and treatment.
Middle class was the one whose daily routine was affected badly as they finances are cut
down because of shut downs and other restrictions. As they are the hardworking class trying
to improve their standard of living so, their major portion is spent in the house hold and
education and that suffers badly. And they faced a decline in this as they had no option, no
extra money to invest, no other skill to work. Hence, they tried to bear the loss without being
depressed but unfortunately, they didn’t succeed in it. They on the other hand faced the
health issues due to no or less resources and awareness.
Lower class or labor class are the ones who even didn’t have food to eat and shelter to stay as
they were affected in a worst condition worldwide. They are illiterate so they don’t know
about the infection, its cause, spread and prevention. So, once they get affected, they are on
the mercy of infection itself. Also, they have very less in fact no resources and they have no
other option just to sit in home in anxiety and depression. These daily wagers faced the un-
employment issue to the very big extent.
Majority of the candidates voted for the same options that Yes, they are affected. The
numbers are:
83% agreed on the family disconnected, 61% on anxiety and depression, 63% on isolation,
56% on frustration being faced, 73% on limited physical activity, 70% on family economic
crises, 71% on disturbed family connections due the online classes, 63%v on family violence
due to online gaming, 67% on ritual ceremony confined at homes, and 61% on online
business. Above mentioned are the Covid 19 effects on the people and above percentages
agreed on them.

5.3 Suggestions:
Suggestions are basically the solution to the problems created by the Covid 19. First one will
be to make the people that much financially strong by providing them with opportunities so
that they can’t go in hand to mouth situation which actually arrived especially for the lower
class. The government have to provide the food at lower rates and even free to the interior
areas of the country because of the lockdown of the transport facility. Secondly, it should
have to impose the rule on all the companies that they will not fire any individual as this
promotes poverty and worsens the situation which then becomes a very difficult one to
handle. In the meanwhile, government has to give subsidies to the industrialist so that they
can accommodate the workers on this given subsidy. Different helping and loan schemes
should be launch by government at very low interest rates so that people try to start new
business or save the drowning one. An also the people have to cut down their expenses in this
crisis time and save some extra penny for the worst condition. This way people and
government together can help each other in this hour of need. Financial crisis can be
prevented to a much bigger level if not eliminated.
The campaigns should be broadcasted on television and internet to spread awareness
regarding Covid19 cause, spread, prevention and cure to save people from this infection. The
emergency helpline number should be introduced only to deal with the corona patient.
Hospitals should be provided medial aid and kits to deal with the cases and to prevent the
spread.
Television shows should be broadcasted to attract people attention and provide them with an
option of joy and happiness. Shows for kids regarding learning and other sports and
recreational should be broadcasted so that they remain calm and their routine doesn’t get
changed and they stick to their studies as more as possible. Family members should have to
sit together in evening to have a healthy conversation instead of being busy in their boring
routine and cell phones. This will create a bonding between family members which was
present in our forefathers.
Family gatherings should have to proceed but with a strong SOPs keeping in mind that its for
their family and nation. Number of people should be limited and off course the frequency
too.
Taxes should be lessened on online businesses and transactions to promote online business.
Relaxation should be given so that people feel comfortable in it and hence help their family
grow and also the nation grow. As they are earning for their family, indirectly they are also
earning for the country.
In short, shutdown or ban of anything is harmful instead we have to make it limited.
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Questionnaire
An Assessment of COVID-19 IMPACT ON FAMILY AND SOCIAL
CLASS At Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
The questionnaire asks you about the perception of covid 19 impact on family and social
class at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan. The researchers are the student of sociology
B.S 8th at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan and conducting thesis on ‘’ an assessment of
covid-19 impact on family and social class at AWKUM”
Your cooperation is required in this regard because you are the one who can elaborate the
exact picture of this issue at hand. As a participant in this study, your response will be kept
confidential. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Socio demographic information
1. Gender: __________
2. Age : _______________
3. Program: _____________
4. Department: __________________
5: Semester: _________
Please indicate your Covid-19 impact on family and social class by ticking appropriate
column.
1:Agree 2: Disagree 3: Strongly agree 4: Strongly disagree
S. No Statement 1 2 3 4
1. During covid-19 family became disconnected with
their relatives
2. Covid 19 increases anxiety and depression among
members due to staying at home
3. The relatives of each family becomes isolated during
covid19 times of fearing of diseases
4. The member of family who earn money were
frustrated of staying at home
5. In Covid-19 family were depressed because of
limited physical activity
6. During covid-19 family suffer economic crises of
less resources in south-east Asian countries
7. The family connection becomes disturb in pandemic
because of attending online class in virtual settings
8. The family violence were increase to children
because of playing online game
9. The ritual ceremony of family members were
confined at home during lockdown
10. In lockdown member of family were earning and
working through online business
11. Higher class member suffered economic crisis in
lockdown because of closure of their business
12. high class member of society were facing difficulty
attending meetings because of internet issues
13. High class member of the society were aware about
the pandemic due to resources
14. The middle class suffer higher problems of business
loss
15. The middle and lower class member had less
understanding about the new pandemic
16. Lower class below poverty line has effected several
psychological problems because of covid-19
17. lower class members financial situation were declined
because of covid-19
18. Labor class who earn money in daily routine were
affected by new pandemic
19. Manuel labor was highly effected in lockdown with
unemployment
20. Lower class suffer higher health problem because of less
resources

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