COVID-19/sociology

COVID-19/sociology

Though the COVID-19 epidemic is a social disaster as much as a medical one, and though some sociological ideas circulate in public discussions, disciplinary sociology has had little influence. Internal discussions have mostly been conventional, and familiar sociological theory and methodology seem i...

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Published in:Journal of sociology (Melbourne, Vic.) Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 745 - 751
Main Author: Connell, Raewyn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: South Melbourne, VIC SAGE Publications 01-12-2020
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:
Air travel
Community resources
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 (Disease)
General public
Medicine
Megacities
Public health
Public services
Social aspects
Social response
Social sciences
Sociological theory
Sociology
Threats
COVID-19
health
conjuncture
embodiment
sociology
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Summary:Though the COVID-19 epidemic is a social disaster as much as a medical one, and though some sociological ideas circulate in public discussions, disciplinary sociology has had little influence. Internal discussions have mostly been conventional, and familiar sociological theory and methodology seem inadequate to this situation. Taking the viewpoint of the virus helps to shift perspective on a historical moment where a deadly threat is enabled by megacities, mass air travel, callous and corrupt regimes, and the undermining of public services. In this conjuncture sociology, with other social sciences, is under threat. But we can contribute to responses that mobilize community resources to deal with a social/biological crisis, and prepare for the others that will certainly come.
Bibliography:Journal of Sociology, Vol. 56, No. 4, Dec 2020, [745]-751
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:1440-7833
1741-2978
DOI:10.1177/1440783320943262