Pandemic Societies: A Critical Public Health Perspective

by Alan Petersen

Overview

From SARS to Zika, and Ebola to COVID-19, epidemics and pandemics have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Each outbreak presents new challenges but the responses are often similar.

This important book explores the dimensions, dynamics and implications of emerging pandemic societies. Drawing on ideas from sociology and science and technology studies, it sheds new light on how pandemics are socially produced and, in turn, shape societies in areas such as governance, work and recreation, science and technology, education, and family life. It offers pointers to the future of pandemic societies, including the expansion of technologies of surveillance and control, as well as the prospects of social renewal created by economic and social disruption.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529220384
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	10/21/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	172
File size:	747 KB

About the Author

Alan Petersen is Professor of Sociology at Monash University. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the UK and in Australia. He has written on the sociology of health and medicine, the sociology of risk, the sociology of news media and digital media, science and technology studies and gender studies for more than 30 years.

Table of Contents

1. Pandemics as Socio-Political Phenomena

2. The Politics of Framing a Pandemic Crisis

3. Modelling Pandemics

4. Pandemic Crisis and Inequalities

5. Pandemic Crisis and Technological Change

6. Future Pandemic Societies

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A vitally important sociological analysis of the biosocial dimensions and ramifications of COVID-19. The result is a powerful demonstration of the need for ongoing social scientific attention to pandemics – and of the distinct contribution that sociology can make to pandemic planning and management." Martyn Pickersgill, University of Edinburgh

"Shows the COVID-19 pandemic was neither unique nor unprecedented and we need to start preparing for the next pandemic. Petersen identifies the key measures that need to be taken to minimise the impact of future pandemics. This will be a key resource for future pandemic societies." Andy Alaszewski, University of Kent

Editorial Reviews

"A vitally important sociological analysis of the biosocial dimensions and ramifications of COVID-19. The result is a powerful demonstration of the need for ongoing social scientific attention to pandemics – and of the distinct contribution that sociology can make to pandemic planning and management." Martyn Pickersgill, University of Edinburgh

"Shows the COVID-19 pandemic was neither unique nor unprecedented and we need to start preparing for the next pandemic. Petersen identifies the key measures that need to be taken to minimise the impact of future pandemics. This will be a key resource for future pandemic societies." Andy Alaszewski, University of Kent

From the Publisher