By: Jaymelee J. Kim, Amanda J. Reinke, Erin R. Eldridge, Maya Grant
Abstract
As the Covid鈥19 pandemic continues to unfold around the world, governments engage in diverse decision鈥恗aking processes that shape everyday living patterns, rituals and livelihoods. This article compares and examines state鈥恖evel governmental influences on the social construction of the Covid鈥19 disaster in the United States, specifically analyzing the states of Ohio and Georgia. The authors interrogate how governingbodies and officials in these states differentially construct the crisis and reshape
social norms during periods of liminality.