Pandemic Sociology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7104123 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martyn Pickersgill (0000-0001-9807-9148, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Pages | 347-350 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Engaging Science Technology and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2413-8053 • E-ISSN: 2413-8053 |
| Publisher | Society for Social Studies of Science (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.17351/ests2020.523 |
| PMID | 33210012 |
| OpenAlex | W4210639576 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
In 1990, the sociologist Phil Strong wrote about “epidemic psychology” as part of his research on the recent history of AIDS. Strong described vividly how epidemics of fear, of explanation and moralization, and of (proposed) action accompanied the epidemic of the AIDS virus per se. In this essay, I draw on these formulations to think through the current COVID-19 crisis, illustrating too a pandemic of inequality. In so doing, I provide a sketch of a pandemic sociology
Action (physics · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Disease · Epistemology · Inequality · Pandemic · Psychoanalysis · Sketch · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology
Etki̇leri̇ Bakimindan Salgin Sosyoloji̇si̇
Covid-19 and (the health-related promotion of) physical activity. The situation before, during and after the pandemic
Expertise from the humanities and social sciences is essential for governmental responses to Covid-19
Youth and the Pandemic
How and why to use ‘vulnerability’
Att leva med en världsomfattande pandemi
It’s history in the making all around us’
Pandemic Pathways
The Politics of Pandemic Emotions
Social studies, technology assessment and the pandemic
Rethinking the Role of HIV/Aids Memories in Gay Men's Experiences of Covid‐19 Fear
A Research Agenda for Covid-19 and Society
Use of a "baby bottle" to allow a "better-than-nothing" death in older adults infected by Covid-19 in Quebec retirement homes - A case study
| Citations per year | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |