During the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Vancouver, we chatted about epidemics and other health emergencies during a reception of the Anthropological Responses to Health Emergencies (ARHE) special interest group of the Society for Medical Anthropology. But in particular, this pandemic has highlighted the vulnerabilities of people in different types of occupations, many of whom belong to traditionally lower income brackets. The data models assumed that people use cell phones in the same way globally, and therefore tracking the cell phone would supposed equate tracking an individual. A growing list of additional resources about the COVID-19 pandemic are also openly available from Wiley. Additionally, people who put off treatment were vulnerable to disease progression, infection risk, increased complexity of treatment, and increased recovery times. University of Washington Libraries COVID-19 Resources, The American Anthropological Association is a proud member of the The survey on sociology of COVID-19 has showcased the critical issues and radical departure from metanarratives; public views and opinion were measured at different levels of data but predominantly dominated by nominal data with gender categories as male and female. Acknowledgements:We are grateful to Ed Liebow for encouraging us to share resources on an important topic. Welcome to the New Economy, Council on Criminal Justice, Experience to Action: Reshaping Criminal Justice After COVID-19, Epic Research, Fewer Visits, Sicker Patients: The Changing Character of Emergency Department Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Frontiers in Psychology, The Psychological and Social Impact of COVID-19: New Perspectives of Wellbeing, Investopedia, Long-Term Impacts of the COVID-19 K-Shaped Recovery, Mayo Clinic, COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Long-Term Effects, National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics Rapid Release, Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts, National Institute on Drug Abuse, COVID-19 and Substance Use, Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker, Recession Has Ended for High-Wage Workers, Job Losses Persist for Low-Wage Workers, PLOS Medicine, Incidence, Co-Occurrence, and Evolution of Long-COVID Features: A 6-Month Retrospective Cohort Study of 273,618 Survivors of COVID-19, Psychiatry Research, Alcohol Dependence During COVID-19 Lockdowns, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Reductions in 2020 U.S. Life Expectancy Due to COVID-19 and the Disproportionate Impact on the Black and Latino Populations, Recovering Civility During COVID-19, The Human, Economic, Social, and Political Costs of COVID-19, United Nations, Everyone Included: Social Impact of COVID-19, U.S. Census Bureau, Putting Economic Impact of Pandemic in Context, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, COVID-19 Healthcare Delivery Impacts, U.S. Travel Association, COVID-19 Travel Industry Research, World Health Organization, WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard. Using the Pandemic as a Pretext | Communist and Post-Communist Studies URI social scientists have already begun to weigh in. Copyright University of Rhode Island | University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA | 1.401.874.1000, URI is an equal opportunity employer committed to the principles of affirmative action. For the Black population, life expectancy decreased by two years, and for Latinos, it decreased by three years. Controlling the national borders and domestic boundaries may do little to stop disease spread, a position advanced early on in WHO guidelines for COVID-19. We believe anthropological perspectives can contribute to humanitarian responses that limit suffering from COVID-19. McGraw Hill | Sociology | The Family and COVID - McGraw Hill Education Exploring Services: Human Services vs. Social Services, Social Issues in Healthcare: Key Policies and Challenges, American Psychological Association, Stress in America 2020, Barrons, Big 5 Tech Stocks Now Account for 23% of the S&P 500, Brookings, Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID Data Tracker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits United States, January 1, 2019-May 30, 2020, Center for American Progress, The Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus for People of Color, CNBC, The Five Biggest Tech Companies Now Make Up 17.5% of the S&P 500 Heres How to Protect Yourself, CNN Business, Millions of Jobs and a Shortage of Applicants. As the U.S. struggled through a recession, 115 million people lost their jobs or saw their work hours reduced between March 2020 and February 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. All rights reserved. Dr. In the void of reliable data, myths and misinformation spread organically and quickly.