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Title
Lockdown : social harm in the Covid-19 era / Daniel Briggs, Luke Telford, Anthony Ellis, Anthony Lloyd, Justin Kotzé.
ISBN
9783030888251 (electronic book)
3030888258 (electronic book)
9783030888244
303088824X
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-030-88825-1 doi
Call Number
RA644.C67 B75 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.1962/414
Summary
This book asks whether the decision to lock down the world was justified in proportion to the potential harms and risks generated by the Covid-19 virus. Drawing on global, empirical data, it explores and exposes the social harms induced by lockdowns, many of which are 'hidden', including joblessness, mental health problems and an intensification of societal inequalities and divisions. It offers data-driven case studies on harms such as domestic violence, child abuse, the distress of being ordered to stay at home, and the numerous harms associated with the new wealth industries. It explores why some people weren't compliant with lockdown restrictions and examines the already vulnerable social groups who were disproportionally affected by lockdown including those who were locked in (care home residents), locked up (prisoners), and locked out (migrant workers, refugees). The book closes with a brief discussion on what the future might look like as we enter a post-Covid world, drawing on cutting-edge social theory.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 5, 2022).
0. Foreword: Emeritus Professor Robert Dingwall. 1. Conceptualising Covid-19 Times: Post-Politics And Social Harm- 2. To Lockdown Or Not To Lockdown? That Is The Question
3. Illness And Death In The Covid Epoch
4. Lockdown Inequalities: Covid-19 Losers
5. Pandemic Winners: Unlocking The Wealth Industries
6. Locked Down: Western Society
7. Locked In: The Elderly And Vulnerable
8. Locked Up: Prisoners, Youth Detainees And Asylum Seekers
9. Locked Out: Migrant Workers, Refugees, Stateless Citizens And The Homeless
10. The Dichotomy Of Lockdowns: Covid Compliance And Restriction Refusal
11. The Ideological Residue From Lockdowns
12. Endgames.
