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The great leveller? COVID-19’s dynamic interaction with social inequalities in the UK

It has been claimed that the global pandemic is a ‘great equaliser’ that creates a sense of cohesion, however, this is problematic since COVID-19 has revealed the stark divisions in our societies. For instance, in the UK COVID-19 has hit northern cities particularly hard. Therefore, by focusing on t...

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Autor principal: Dennison, Melissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8582234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34762181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40656-021-00465-9
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description It has been claimed that the global pandemic is a ‘great equaliser’ that creates a sense of cohesion, however, this is problematic since COVID-19 has revealed the stark divisions in our societies. For instance, in the UK COVID-19 has hit northern cities particularly hard. Therefore, by focusing on the north of England, and Bradford especially, this paper offers suggestions which may help us see clearly through COVID-19, creating a future that is more equitable.
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spelling pubmed-85822342021-11-12 The great leveller? COVID-19’s dynamic interaction with social inequalities in the UK Dennison, Melissa Hist Philos Life Sci Notes & Comments It has been claimed that the global pandemic is a ‘great equaliser’ that creates a sense of cohesion, however, this is problematic since COVID-19 has revealed the stark divisions in our societies. For instance, in the UK COVID-19 has hit northern cities particularly hard. Therefore, by focusing on the north of England, and Bradford especially, this paper offers suggestions which may help us see clearly through COVID-19, creating a future that is more equitable. Springer International Publishing 2021-11-11 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8582234/ /pubmed/34762181 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40656-021-00465-9 Text en © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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The great leveller? COVID-19’s dynamic interaction with social inequalities in the UK
title The great leveller? COVID-19’s dynamic interaction with social inequalities in the UK
title_full The great leveller? COVID-19’s dynamic interaction with social inequalities in the UK
title_fullStr The great leveller? COVID-19’s dynamic interaction with social inequalities in the UK
title_full_unstemmed The great leveller? COVID-19’s dynamic interaction with social inequalities in the UK
title_short The great leveller? COVID-19’s dynamic interaction with social inequalities in the UK
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8582234/
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