{"product_id":"covid-19-j-michael-ryan-9781032012827","title":"Covid-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCOVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities\u003c\/em\u003e examines the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals, communities, and countries, a fact seldom acknowledged and often suppressed or invisible. Taking a global approach, this book demonstrates how the impact of the pandemic has differed as a result of social inequalities, such as economic development, social class, race and ethnicity, sex and gener, age, and access to health care and education. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic inequality between and within nations has significantly contributed to the chances of individuals contracting and dying from the virus. Developing nations with weak health care systems, workers whose jobs cannot be performed remotely, the differences between those with and without access to soap and water to wash their hands, or the ability to practice physical distancing also account for the unequal impact of the virus. Racial and ethnic minorities experience higher death rates from the virus, which has also unequally affected indigenous peoples and urban and foreign migrants around the world. Inequality is also embedded in national and international responses to the pandemic, as giving and receiving aid is often impacted by inequalities of demographic and national power and influence, resulting in national and global competition rather than the collaboration needed to end the pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlong with the other titles in Routledge's \u003ci\u003eCOVID-19 Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e series, this book represents a timely and critical advance in knowledge related to what many believe to be the greatest threat to global ways of being in more than a century.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCOVID-19: Social Inequalities and Human Possibilities\u003c\/em\u003e is therefore indispensable for academics, researchers, and students as well as activists and policy makers interested in understanding the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and eradicating the inequalities it has exacerbated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Michael Ryan, Serena Nanda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 103201282X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032012827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.49d","brand":"J. Michael Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945220735231,"sku":"9781032012827","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9828d943-d675-4877-b7be-62687c38ff16.jpg?v=1681507480","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/covid-19-j-michael-ryan-9781032012827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}