Screen LibraryThe pandemic divide : how COVID increased inequality in America /
"As COVID-19 made inroads in the United States in spring 2020, a common refrain rose above the din: "We're all in this together." However, the full picture was far more complicated-and far less equitable. Black and Latinx populations suffered illnesses, outbreaks, and deaths at a...
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Duke University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Durham, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"As COVID-19 made inroads in the United States in spring 2020, a common refrain rose above the din: "We're all in this together." However, the full picture was far more complicated-and far less equitable. Black and Latinx populations suffered illnesses, outbreaks, and deaths at a much higher rate than the general populace. Those working in low paid jobs and those living in confined housing or communities already disproportionately beset by health problems were particularly vulnerable. The contributors to The Pandemic Divide explain how these and other racial disparities came to the forefront in 2020. They explore COVID-19's impact on multiple arenas of daily life-including wealth, health, housing, employment, and education-while highlighting what steps could have been taken to mitigate the full force of the pandemic. Most crucially, the contributors offer concrete public policy solutions that would allow the nation to effectively respond to future crises and improve the long-term well-being for all Americans. Contributors. Fenaba Addo, Steve Amendum, Leslie Babinski, Sandra Barnes, Mary T. Bassett, Keisha Bentley-Edwards, Kisha Daniels, William A. Darity Jr., Melania DiPietro, Jane Dokko, Fiona Greig, Adam Hollowell, Lucas Hubbard, Damon Jones, Steve Knotek, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Henry McKoy, N. Joyce Payne, Erica Phillips, Eugene Richardson, Paul Robbins, Jung Sakong, Marta Sánchez, Melissa Scott, Kristen Stephens, Joe Trotter, Chris Wheat, Gwendolyn L. Wright"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781478018537 1478018534 9781478015888 1478015888 |
| Index Number: | RA644 |
| CLC: | R512.93-05 |
| Call Number: | R512.93-05/P189 |
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Foreword / Introduction: Six feet and miles apart : structural racism in the U.S. and racially disparate outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic / Health equity : impact of preexisting conditions on COVID-19 outcomes / Labor history and pandemic response : the overlapping experiences of work, housing, and neighborhood conditions / "God is in control" : race, religion, family, and community during the COVID-19 Pandemic / COVID-19, race, and mass incarceration / Housing, student debt, and labor market inequality : COVID-19, Black families/households, and financial insecurity / Race, entrepreneurship, and COVID-19 : Black small business survival in pre- and post pandemic America / COVID-19 effects on Black business owner households / Introduction: Six feet and miles apart : structural racism in the United States and racially disparate outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic / How systemic racism and preexisting conditions contributed to COVID-19 disparities for Black Americans / Race, entrepreneurship, and COVID-19 : Black small-business survival in prepandemic and postpandemic America / COVID-19 effects on Black business-owner households / Closing racial economic gaps during and after COVID-19 / Latinx immigrant parents and their children in times of COVID-19 : facing inequities together in the "Mexican room" of the new Latino south / COVID-19, higher education, and social inequality / Rebirth of K-12 public education : postpandemic opportunities / Postscript : COVID-19 and the path forward / |