Race, ethnicity, and the COVID-19 pandemic / edited by Melvin E. Thomas, Loren M. Henderson, Hayward Derrick Horton.
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati Press, [2023] |
| Description | xii, 371 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Thomas, Melvin (Sociologist), editor. |
| Other author/creator | Henderson, Loren M., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Horton, Hayward Derrick, editor. |
| Other author/creator | University of Cincinnati. Press. |
| Abstract | "Race, Ethnicity, and the COVID-19 Pandemic is an extensive examination of the causes and consequences of the global pandemic on racial and ethnic minorities, offering analysis of the causes of the unique experiences of Black, Indigenous and Latin communities in the US and the world from multiple social sciences perspectives"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "To understand racial disparities in COVID-19 infections and deaths, we must first understand how they are linked to racial inequality. In the United States, the material advantages afforded by whiteness lead to lower rates of infections and deaths from COVID-19 when compared to the rates among Black, Latino, and Native American populations. Most experts point to differences in population density, underlying health conditions, and proportions of essential workers as the primary determinants in the levels of COVID-19 deaths. The national response to the pandemic has laid bare the fundamentals of a racialized social structure. Assembled by a prestigious group of sociologists, this volume examines how particularly during the first year of COVID-19, the socioeconomic impact of the pandemic led to different and poorer outcomes for Black, Latino, and Native American populations. While color-blindness shaped national discussions on essential workers, charity, and differential mortality, minorities were overwhelmingly affected. The essays in this collection provide a mix of critical examination of the progress and direction of our COVID-19 response, personal accounts of the stark difference in care and outcomes for minorities throughout the United States, and offer recommendations to create a foundation for future response and research during the critical early days"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Race, ethnicity, and the COVID-19 pandemic Cincinnati : University of Cincinnati Press, 2022 9781947602892 |
| LCCN | 2022047683 |
| ISBN | 9781947602878 hardcover |
| ISBN | 194760287X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |