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Aspects of a sociology of the pandemic: Inequalities and the life course

    Karl Ulrich Mayer

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2022, pp. 015-037, 2022/07/28

Demographic aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences

doi: 10.1553/populationyearbook2022.per01


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doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2022.per01

Abstract

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the contributions of the social sciences to discussions about pandemic management have become more visible and more significant. In this essay, I review major aspects of a sociology of the pandemic. After providing an overview of the potential contributions of the different fields of sociology (the “toolbox” of sociology), I discuss two main domains: first, social inequalities and how they relate to the process of the spread of COVID-19 from exposure and infection, and to the consequences of the pandemic in the wider population; and, second, the potential long-term effects of the pandemic on the life course.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; Social inequality; Life course; Social networks; Social norms

Published Online: 2022/07/28 13:00:00

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