Social Sciences

Don't tell people off, tell them how to help

By Sarah Whitebloom

People need simple choices, not suggestions, in the Covid-19 crisis - so they do things that are good for them and for the community by default, according to Dr Kate Orkin, senior research fellow in behavioural economics with Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government.

Don’t panic, plan: Covid-19 family survival ideas

If families are going to survive the Covid-19 lockdown happily, planning is going to be key, according to Professor Ann Buchanan of Oxford’s department of social policy, who has come up with the Four Bs as a plan for a successful family lockdown.

A good way to handle to stress is to have a routine that happens five days a week with more relaxed days at weekends

Will people do as they are told?

By Sarah Whitebloom

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