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As the pandemic rages, the US could use a little bit more 'samfundssind'

  • Written by Marie Helweg-Larsen, Professor of Psychology, the Glenn E. & Mary Line Todd Chair in the Social Sciences, Dickinson College
imagePedestrians walk past a waste bin for disposable face masks in Aarhus Center, Denmark.Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

In recent years, the English-speaking world has found two Danish concepts, “pyt” and “hygge,” useful for dealing with anxiety and stress.

Now another Danish word – “samfundssind&r...

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