Abstract
The current research addressed the topic of social resilience and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in both Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on a comparative basis. The research formulated a group of theatrical issues, put several goals and questions, and developed a methodological design based on combining the requirements of quantitative and qualitative research, starting with the re-analysis approach to results of literature, analyzing the available statistics and secondary data, as well as employing the participation observation tool for situations and events related to the pandemic. The research came out with several results, including the necessity to search for alternatives to create transformational resilience in preparation for future pandemics, building corporate social responsibility on the principle of humanity to achieve social justice for all, shedding light on social resilience in the family system in response to pandemics, and adding the trust variable to other variables of social resilience.
TopLiterature Review
It was logical to review the available literature on the three research issues mentioned above, to identify the problem and objectives of the current research, formulate it into questions, reveal the research gaps in this literature, and establish the theoretical and practical importance of this research. Although it has only been two (2) years since the start of the pandemic, the available literature was abundant, and perhaps what we presented was sufficient to link the current research with these additions.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Value System Resilience: The resilience of transformation in some values such as replacing the values of pride and hospitality, exchange of visits, and compliments at various social events, to the reliance of families on the information and communication network in fulfilling these obligations.
Family Resilience: The resilience of families to respond to corona's consequences by relying on their savings or available loans, to cope with increased spending and consumption due to increased treatment and pandemic prevention requirements. Families have also begun to use social media platforms to activate virtual social capital to overcome health problems caused by HIV infection.
Transformational Resilience: Shifting the private sector's interest in gains and avoiding losses to relying on a package of procedures to achieve public health and preserve the safety of workers and citizens, with the return of economic activity to normal at the same time. Instead of working in corporate headquarters, work moved to the home, in response to the requirements of isolation and social distancing.