O vírus não escolhe grupos sociais? – Impactos da COVID-19 nas desigualdades sociais

This article highlights the impact of COVID-19 on social inequalities in Portugal, based on the knowledge produced by sociology and the social sciences in general with respect to the Portuguese reality, contrasting and complementing this information with that from other countries and regions of the...

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Main Author: David Tavares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra 2023-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/eces/8258
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description This article highlights the impact of COVID-19 on social inequalities in Portugal, based on the knowledge produced by sociology and the social sciences in general with respect to the Portuguese reality, contrasting and complementing this information with that from other countries and regions of the world. The different contributions show that mortality and morbidity caused by the pandemic are greater among the most vulnerable social groups, and these social consequences are expressed in the worsening of social inequalities in terms of income, education, employment, ethnic group, gender and place of residence. All these dimensions intersect, accumulate and add up, producing different types of discrimination. The impact of the pandemic on social inequalities is therefore not related strictly to the field of health but extends to a broader and more multidimensional horizon.
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O vírus não escolhe grupos sociais? – Impactos da COVID-19 nas desigualdades sociais
e-cadernos ces
Portugal
COVID-19
multidimensionality
social inequalities
vulnerable social groups
title O vírus não escolhe grupos sociais? – Impactos da COVID-19 nas desigualdades sociais
title_full O vírus não escolhe grupos sociais? – Impactos da COVID-19 nas desigualdades sociais
title_fullStr O vírus não escolhe grupos sociais? – Impactos da COVID-19 nas desigualdades sociais
title_full_unstemmed O vírus não escolhe grupos sociais? – Impactos da COVID-19 nas desigualdades sociais
title_short O vírus não escolhe grupos sociais? – Impactos da COVID-19 nas desigualdades sociais
title_sort o virus nao escolhe grupos sociais impactos da covid 19 nas desigualdades sociais
topic Portugal
COVID-19
multidimensionality
social inequalities
vulnerable social groups
url https://journals.openedition.org/eces/8258
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