Covid-19 and the Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty - Studies of Social Phenomena and Social Theory Across 6 Continents (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

This book provides a global perspective on COVID-19, taking the heterogenous realities of the pandemic into account. Contributions are rooted in critical social science studies of risk and uncertainty and characterized by theoretical approaches such as cultural theory, risk society theory, governmentality perspectives, and many important insights from 'southern' theories. Some of the chapters in the book have a more theoretical-conceptual emphasis, while others are more empirically oriented - but all chapters engage in an insightful dialogue between the theoretical and the empirical, in order to develop a rich, diverse and textured picture of the new challenge the world is facing and responding to. Addressing multiple levels of responses to the coronavirus, as understood in terms of, institutional and governance policies, media communication and interpretation, and the sense-making and actions of individual citizens in their everyday lives, the book brings together a diverse range of studies from across 6 continents. These chapters are connected by a common emphasis on applying critical theoretical approaches which help make sense of, and critique, the responses of states, organisations and individuals to the social phenomena emerging amid the Corona pandemic.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty
Release date:	June 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Patrick R. Brown • Jens O. Zinn
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-095166-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups
LSN:	3-03-095166-9
Barcode:	9783030951665

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