Lockdown Social Harm in the Covid-19 Era

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 j...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Briggs, Daniel, Telford, Luke (Author), Lloyd, Anthony (Author), Ellis, Anthony (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021, 2021
Edition:1st ed. 2021
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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