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Originating in the popular Sociología en Cuarantena blog, this volume provides a detailed and multifaceted analysis of the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
List of contents
Part I 1. Introduction: The pandemic and social change 2. The pandemic, deglobalization and world society 3. The bureaucratic strength of neoliberalism 4. The sociology of the State of alarm: legitimisation and dispute during the COVID-19 in Spain 5. "Everything is going to be fine": emotion rules, the institutional framework and social mobilisation during the COVID-19 in Spain 6. Right now: history will be public, or it will not be 7. Science in action: controversies and public knowledge during the COVID19 pandemic
Part II 8. A socio-demographic look at the pandemic 9. A care system in crisis: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality 10. The growth of precarious employment for women in the care work sector during the COVID-19 pandemic 11. Social division of labour, recognition and contempt in the health crisis 12. The impact of Covid-19 on the Spanish education system 13. Human mobility, immigration and racism in times of syndemic 14. COVIDigital: new virtual spaces and digital habits for a transformed sociability 15. Conclusions: "Fear is not the State"
About the author
Carlos de Castro is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
Andrés Pedreño is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Murcia, Spain.
Marta Latorre is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Murcia, Spain.
Summary
Originating in the popular Sociología en Cuarantena blog, this volume provides a detailed and multifaceted analysis of the social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
