TY - BOOK ID - 145308427 TI - COVID-19 and Social Sciences AU - Ferreira, Carlos Miguel AU - Serpa, Sandro PY - 2021 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - Biology, life sciences KW - Food & society KW - education KW - pandemic KW - philosophy KW - policy KW - practice KW - psychology KW - research KW - social KW - COVID-19 KW - diabetes KW - psychosocial effects KW - self-observations KW - risk perceptions KW - social relations KW - systems theory KW - qualitative research KW - social sciences KW - inequality KW - contagion KW - social distancing KW - online learning KW - emergency remote teaching KW - technological challenges KW - pedagogical challenges KW - social challenges KW - risk KW - Anthropocene KW - modernization KW - globalization KW - disease identity KW - deliberative valuation KW - informed decision making KW - public engagement KW - stakeholder engagement UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145308427 AB - The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound effects on all dimensions of life: individual, social, cultural, and public and economic health, among others. The contribution of social sciences is very relevant in understanding this disease and pandemic as well as its effects. It is also relevant for taking measures, such as, for example, compliance with physical distance, mask-wearing, no gatherings, and information to the population in a more efficient way. This book discusses topics such as COVID-19 in a risk society and its implications; the situation of patients with diabetes in a lockdown context; the technological, pedagogical, and social challenges posed by remote teaching; and, finally, the explanation of potential contributions of several specific social sciences that can shape both the taking of measures and their fulfilment in the desired direction. The book concludes with an analysis of the underlying social, psychological, and philosophical issues that are pandemic-related and that may have a considerable impact on societies and individuals, also highlighting the situation of the most disadvantaged groups, given that pandemics tend to accentuate social inequalities. ER -