Covid-19 and the transformation of American society / Jose Martinez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martinez, Jose, 1950- author.

Martinez,Jose

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Social aspects.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

United States--Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of California : Academica Press, [2020]

Summary:

In Covid-19 and the Transformation of American Society, the first book-length consideration of the Covid-19 pandemic's implications, noted sociologist Jose Martinez lays bare the immense social changes that we should expect from the nouvel coronavirus, which has upended American life since March 2020. A vital theme of his critique is how inequality already entrenched in American society may worsen due to large-scale economic disruption that resonates strongly in the socioeconomic circumstances of minorities and the poor. On the other hand, society may also experience constructive social changes resulting from a widespread reconsideration of consumerism driven by frank reassessments of our wants and needs. This book addresses how the coronavirus has contributed to long-lasting reconsiderations of social relationships, from dating to leisure to education, in both negative and positive ways, and how national and cultural politics will never be the same. Martinez opens a new field in foretelling an unanticipated future for American society and, indeed, the entire world. It concludes with a consideration of possible solutions to address social changes that we are unlikely to avoid.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781680539813

1680539817

OCLC:

1246577439