The social science of the COVID-19 Pandemic : a call to action for researchers / edited by Monica K. Miller

"Disease and society have historically had an uneasy relationship. Society's developments (e.g., global travel, crowded cities, concerts and events with large attendance) shape whether a virus can take hold and spread. And, a virus can bring society to a halt, as it did in the early days of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. This reciprocal relationship between disease and society prompted the call to action that underlies this book. This introductory chapter outlines both the importance of studying the pandemic from a social science perspective and the challenges that await social scientists who have and will study how society and the pandemic influence each other"--.

Although the world has experienced many epidemics, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is exactly that--novel. The impacts on society's way of life, education, family, and economy are drastic. As a result, people seek explanations that have answers rooted in social science.The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action for Researchers draws on theories derived from the social sciences to address the multitude of questions raised by the pandemic and to inspire a future generation of researchers. This book focuses specifically on the social science of a pandemic. While medical, health, and other sciences are critical to understanding a pandemic, so, too, is understanding the role of society and person. Together, psychology and society shape every aspect of life, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception to this pattern. Parts of society--and science--will be forever affected.Edited by Monica K. Miller, The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic is a collection of academic essays written by a group of international authors. The book begins by overviewing the timeline of the pandemic and how it affected life. It then discusses behaviors and experiences during the pandemic, followed by sections on outcomes after the pandemic and best practices for conducting future studies during or about the pandemic.This book is an expansive, go-to text designed to help promote recovery from the pandemic, to minimize the negative effects of similar events in the future, and to inform social science research going forward.

Medienart:	Buch

Erscheinungsjahr:	[2024]
Erschienen:	New York, NY: Oxford University Press ; 2024

Sprache:	Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:	Miller, Monica K. [HerausgeberIn]

Links:	Cover

ISBN:	978-0-19-761513-3

Themen:	COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- Gesundheitspsychologie Health psychology Illness & addiction: social aspects Krankheit und Sucht: soziale Aspekte MEDICAL / Public Health PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology Persönliche Gesundheit und Gesundheitswesen / Gesundheitserziehung Personal & public health SOC057000 Social, group or collective psychology Sozialpsychologie

Anmerkungen:	Includes bibliographical references

Umfang:	pages cm

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PPN (Katalog-ID):	1866005235