Habitus, Field and Capital by Mariam Sheikh https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc Week 4: Mariam and Antonia en-us 2021-02-18 20:28:53 UTC 2025-10-10 03:23:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Economic Capital mpsheikh https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1216984912 2021-02-18 20:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1216984912 Cultural Capital mpsheikh https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1216985781 2021-02-18 20:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1216985781 Social Capital mpsheikh https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1216986242 2021-02-18 20:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1216986242 COVID-19 Vaccine mpsheikh https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1217015215 2021-02-18 20:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1217015215 Symbolic Capital? mpsheikh https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1221870609 2021-02-20 18:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1221870609 Social Capital in Social Welfare States https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1231558517 Scandinavian countries, for example, have more social capital through programs such as universal healthcare. They were hit quickly and then recovered quickly from the virus (due to their social system). Now, these countries are in less dire circumstances than countries without these social benefit programs but are among the first to receive the vaccine. The link below explains how social capital creates more social capital (first to face the virus, first to herd immunity, first to receive the vaccine) -Rosie FS]]> 2021-02-23 14:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1231558517 Social capital in cities https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1231614913 Large metropolitan cities (such as NYC) were among the first to be hit by the virus. City dwellers with high social capital who were not socially distanced at the beginning of the pandemic were able to learn much quicker to be socially distanced than rural areas, for example. (See link to the right about how social capital accumulates with herd immunity). -Rosie FS]]> 2021-02-23 14:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1231614913 Rejection of Social Capital https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1231667516 Those that argue against mask restrictions, social distancing guidelines, and are anti-Vax are rejecting the social capital held by elite science groups which control how science is disseminated. They believe these groups are connected to the State and therefore social capital imposes on their individual liberties. -Rosie FS]]> 2021-02-23 14:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1231667516 COVAX https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232047740 Global initiative under the WHO and others to create equitable access to COVID vaccines. However, many of the wealthy countries are hoarding their vaccine doses: 3/4 of all covid vaccines have gone to the 10 richest countries. Here is Dr. Yamey, a professor of Global Health, discussing the connection between COVAX and economic capital. -Rosie FS]]> 2021-02-23 15:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232047740 Symbolic Capital of Politicians https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232132692 However, politicians who rejected masks are now using their symbolic capital to be the first to receive the vaccine. -Rosie FS]]> 2021-02-23 15:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232132692 Moving out of the city https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232175938 Those located in cities with high economic capital (non-essential workers) were able to locate out of the city during the pandemic. These are also the same people who, because of their double economic and social capital, are now moving back to get the vaccine. -Rosie FS]]> 2021-02-23 16:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232175938 Vaccine Acquisition and Capital https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232814843 In various US cities and states, vaccine acquisition is directly related to one's racial and economic status. For example, in Chicago -- a city that has deeply segregated neighborhoods and zip codes -- the vaccine rollout has been predominately focused in nearly all-white neighborhoods. This intersects with economic capital, too, as the zip codes that have received higher percentages of the first dosage are also wealthier (although the map below does not reflect wealth).  
- Gabriel S

(Image source: USA TODAY/ https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2021/02/12/data-analysis-chicago-vaccine-rollout-reflects-us-racial-disparities/4418978001/)]]> 2021-02-23 17:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232814843 COVID-19 Vaccination Rates https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232876006 This website provides charts that show which countries are vaccinating their residents. I think it will be interesting to watch and see how different types of capital reflect vaccine rollout - Gabriel S

]]> 2021-02-23 18:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1232876006 Social Capital & word of mouth https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243201267 Who is aware of how to make appointments, local availability, and eligibility  process?
 Vaccine distribution in England is being handled by local governments. So a the effectiveness of the the vaccine distribution depends on the local governments' own efficacy. For example, Nottingham is leading in highest vaccines. My own relatives who have received the vaccine in England were able to do so because they were informed by their friends ( who were doctors). So not all communities are equally aware of when they can make appointments or where to go for the vaccines. 
-Mariam K.]]> 2021-02-25 20:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243201267 History https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243245918 In this segment by Trevor Noah, he discusses the various reasons that communities that have highest cases have received less vaccines. Racial disparity in healthcare has a long history of segregation and redlining. In the USA Today article about Chicago, there's a sense of distrust by the people who aren't yet sure they even want to get the vaccines. The example of " pharmacy deserts" reflect the lack of healthcare access in these communities. Another issue is that working class are less likely able to take time off, commute the distance to receive healthcare.
-Mariam Khan]]> 2021-02-25 20:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243245918 Vaccination Mistrust and Fears https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243300314 While anti-vaxxers exist all over the world,  Pakistan is one of the 3 countries that still has Polio as an epidemic. Polio drives have been unsuccessful in combating rumours of health problems in children, anti-Islamic labels, and other kind of rumours that have people rejecting vaccines.  With this in mind, how can vaccines be given to areas where health workers are not trusted and local communities are view it as opposed to their culture?
-Mariam K.]]> 2021-02-25 21:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243300314 Black & Hispanic Communities destrella4 https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243657366 Many studies show that black and hispanic communities have been hit the hardest in the past year in comparison to other groups. However, there are nearly twice as many white and asian communities receiving the vaccine over black and brown communities. ]]> 2021-02-25 23:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243657366 Thank you! mpsheikh https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243884140 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/19/covid-vaccine
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/world/europe/germany-coronavirus-vaccines-astrazeneca.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwAR0YAbRE_FE7_rw1QRTw4Q0FGkY-dUeyQWkxP5ip9o12GbFQlCVK8TSPtC8]]> 2021-02-26 01:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1243884140 (CULTURAL CAPITAL) -Vasudha S. Black, Latinx fear of vaccines vshankar https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1244180062 In the past, racist, and sometimes dangerous, health policies and clinical experiments have targeted particularly vulnerable Black and brown communities (Tuskegee experimentation on blacks).
In addition to this history, a lot of mistrust around the COVID-19 vaccine has also been generated by the overall chaotic messaging around the pandemic.

]]> 2021-02-26 05:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1244180062 (SOCIAL CAPITAL) - Vasudha S. vshankar https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1244187085 We live in a community of educated working professionals who have steady jobs and have stable family environments. They are able to keep their kids at home and have chosen remote learning for as long as necessary. They follow rules of social distancing and mask wearing. So, the infection rates are quite low. So, I believe that we will be in a much later group to get vaccinated. Our social capital pushes us to later in line.]]> 2021-02-26 06:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1244187085 ECONOMIC CAPITAL - Vasudha S. vshankar https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1244198564 Low income earners that have lost their jobs and are living on government relief paychecks or business owners (such as restaurant owners) who have had to shut down have undergone significant changes to their economic capital. When they get vaccinated, they can re-enter the workforce and hopefully gain back their economic capital.]]> 2021-02-26 06:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1244198564 Welfare State- accessibility and distribution https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1245233841 Israel is benefiting from being a small and relatively wealthy welfare state.  Every single citizen is a member of one of four government funded insurance companies which has made the distribution process run smoothly.  This is similar to the experience in Scandinavian countries.  In general, social medicine can have some limits.  Not everyone lives near a full service hospital, and it can take longer for supplies to reach more far out places.  I can see here how "social capital produces more social  capital."  Also, as mentioned here about Scandinavian countries, Israel was hit quickly because of its social system, but due to the ease of appointment making, getting vaccinated has become a sort of social experience for all ages. -Rebecca]]> 2021-02-26 14:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1245233841 Social Capital with Knowledge Capital https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1245310252 Despite the success Israel has had with the vaccine rollout, full success is being held back by what Rosie describes here. You see huge differences in where and how science is being learned, disseminated, shared between members of the same community, and how comfortable individuals feel with science dictating changes in behavior, including getting vaccinated.]]> 2021-02-26 14:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1245310252 leveling the playing field https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1245463023 In places where there was equal access to the vacine, it will be interesting to see how  the green passport levels the playing field of social and cultural capital. It is not a question of who is eligible for a green passport, rather who is ready and willing to do what is necessary to get one. (--REBECCA)]]> 2021-02-26 14:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1245463023 Is complacency leading to missed vaccine appointments? (Gabby) https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1246556066 In January, India launched one of the world's largest vaccine programs with Prime Minister Modi ensuring 300 million people would be vaccinated by July. 
The country is seeing a reported decline in cases, vaccine misinformation, and a leader who has yet to publicly state whether or not he has been vaccinated.  
Vaccine distribution has been slower than projected...could this due to a lack of doses, public perception around the state of the pandemic and trustworthiness of the vaccine, the lack of clear messaging from the PM, or a combination of many factors? What impact will this complacency have on the long term recovery of the Indian people?]]> 2021-02-26 18:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1246556066 Leftover Vaccine Distribution (Gabby) https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1246698545 There has been a tremendous number of mixed messages in the media about what vaccination facilities should do with leftover vaccine doses at the end of a vaccine clinic. Some doctors have been fired for giving leftover doses to neighbors and family members while others have been called heroes for vaccinating as many people as possible. Health officials have recommended taking a vaccine if offered, even if means getting vaccinated before it is your turn. Many have questioned the ethics of getting a vaccine through a connection and others say that no vaccine should ever be thrown away. Will there be an equitable way to distribute leftover vaccines? ]]> 2021-02-26 19:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1246698545 "It's like 'The Hunger Games" (Huda) https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1247283167 "People who don't have a computer, don't have good internet, aren't comfortable with technology, maybe have limited English language skills, they are not getting through. And that's reflected in who is showing up at these sites."

This article speaks about white people going to a majority Hispanic / Latino neighborhood to get the vaccine. I wonder if the vaccine would have been given if the communities were reversed.]]> 2021-02-26 22:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1247283167 Black and Hispanic adults are being vaccinated at lower rates than White adults (Huda) https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1247289386 2021-02-26 22:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1247289386 Huda https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1247295120 2021-02-26 22:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1247295120 Huda https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1247306223 Black and Hispanic adults are being vaccinated at lower rates than White adults

]]> 2021-02-26 22:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1247306223 Thank you! https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1248935026 I tried to do a short video but it was too large and I couldn’t upload it 😩

Thank you everyone for all of your thoughts and connections that you’ve shared here! It’s been really interesting to watch the conversation grow.

One of the things that’s been on my mind recently is the way the US portrays both health and healthcare as social and economic capital - this idea that you have to earn it, and if you’ve got a chronic illness you’re somehow less worthy of it. I think it shows especially in how mental health is stigmatized, how those who are not able-bodied are treated, and how there is such a push against universal healthcare.

I think it also plays out in the rollout of the vaccine. Massachusetts pulled vaccines from hospitals and tried to concentrate them at mass vaccination sites, but there’s only a few of those around the state. To get an appointment, you have to have access to the internet, be able to take any day/time available and have a way to get to the location. The website does not sort by location so someone from the Berkshires may have to travel all the way to Gillette Stadium (about 3 hours each way) for their appointment - twice. For those who rely on public transportation or minimum wage jobs, cannot easily travel due to mobility, or cannot afford a full day trip across the state, this sort of system seems designed for failure. Luckily, just this week, hospitals have been told they will receive vaccines once more, and there are some smaller sites set up at pharmacies, but this still does not fully address all the issues or guarantee appointments.

Here’s a link with more details: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/24/nation/hospitals-resume-offering-vaccine/

Once again, thank you!
Tonka
]]> 2021-02-28 00:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1248935026 Social System skylarclark5 https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1251182240 (sorry for just now posting, I had no idea how to work this site!) 
With all the social systems in our world, for example, public health, politics, and economics, watching COVID 19 unravel with all of its features and mystery has affected these social systems. Rituals of everyday life have changed because of the presence of this virus. Bourdieu theorizes about inequality of capital- when thinking about social capital I thought of all the stress and odd behaviors that occurred when covid first started with buying cleaning materials, food, and toilet paper. If a person had ties to a store or restaurant they were not as frantic to obtain these materials. ]]> 2021-03-01 01:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1251182240 Economic Capital https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1279188759 There is a lot of articles floating around talking about employers requiring workers to get vaccinated. While I believe that there are some concerns to be had about vaccine requirements in relation to folks who are not getting vaccinated due to medical reasons or religious beliefs, there is an element of feeding into anti-vax fear mongering that these articles also accomplish. Not all employers will be fair/just in accommodating workers who are in anyway unable to get the vaccine. (Ronan)]]> 2021-03-07 18:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mpsheikh/jj9arjxb0clqwapc/wish/1279188759