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Title Beyond the virus : multidisciplinary and international perspectives on inequalities raised by COVID-19 / edited by Sabrina Germain and Adrienne Yong ; with a foreword by Patricia Tuitt
Published Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource
Series Bristol studies in law and social justice
Contents Front Cover -- Series page -- Beyond The Virus: Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives on Inequalities Raised by COVID-19 -- Copyright information -- Table of Contents -- Series Editor Preface -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Part I Introduction -- Beyond the Virus: Perspectives on Power, Gender and Marginalization -- Introduction -- Streams of inequality -- Power and governance -- Gender -- Marginalized communities -- Diverse voices: international and multidisciplinary approaches -- Chapter outline
Interim conclusions -- References -- Part II Power and Governance -- 1 Beyond Liberty: A Republican Perspective on COVID-19 Restrictions and the Politics of Freedom -- The libertarian objection -- Liberty reconceptualized -- A Republican objection -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Beyond Authority and Governance in Israel during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Crumbling of Solidarity and the Rise of Social Inequalities -- Introduction -- Sociodemographic background -- On solidarity -- Legal and other responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel -- Legal responses to the pandemic
Other responses to the pandemic -- Discussions in parliament: policy considerations and theoretical themes -- Public health -- Human rights -- The role of the law -- Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Mitigating Social Inequities in Quebec: Governance Law to the Rescue? -- Introduction -- Governing during a public health emergency -- School closings: addressing food insecurity inequalities through community-based governance -- Curfew: addressing inequalities by tailoring the law to the populations concerned -- Mitigation measures for victims of domestic violence
Mitigation measures for people experiencing homelessness -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Gender -- 4 (In)Equality, Expertise and the COVID-19 Crisis: An Intersectional Analysis -- Introduction -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Beyond COVID-19 Lockdown Compliance: A Gender Analysis -- Introduction -- Overview of the data -- Dependent variable -- Independent and control variables -- Independent variable: gender -- Socio-demographic controls -- COVID-19 specific controls -- Overview of the qualitative data
Does gender matter for compliance with COVID-19 restrictions? -- Why are women less likely to comply with household mixing rules? -- The interdependency of caring arrangements -- Compounding of caring obligations -- Concern for the welfare of dependents -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV Marginalized Communities -- 6 Beyond Privacy: South Korea's Digital Technology-led Policy on COVID-19 and Its Impact on Human Rights -- Introduction -- K-Quarantine: Korean government's policy against COVID-19 -- Amendment of relevant laws
Summary Stark social inequalities have been revealed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This book explores these inequalities through three thematic strands: power and governance, gender, and marginalized communities. Through its examination, the book uncovers how unequal the pandemic truly is
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 28, 2023)
Subject COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Influence.
Equality.
COVID-19 (Disease)
COVID-19
LAW / Health.
Equality
Social services & welfare, criminology.
Health and Wellbeing.
Form Electronic book
Author Germain, Sabrina, editor
Yong, Adrienne, editor
ISBN 1529221269
9781529221251
1529221250
9781529221268