COVID-19, Inequality and Older People
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COVID-19, Inequality and Older People

Everyday Life during the Pandemic

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

COVID-19, Inequality and Older People

Everyday Life during the Pandemic

About this book

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

This book provides new insights into the challenges facing older people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It draws upon novel qualitative longitudinal research which recorded the experiences of a diverse group of people aged 50+ in Greater Manchester over a 12-month period during the pandemic. The book analyses their lived experiences and those of organisations working to support them, shedding light on the isolating effects of social distancing.

Focusing on interviews with 21 organisations, as well as 102 people from four ethnic/identity groups, the authors argue that the pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities in the UK, disproportionately affecting low-income neighbourhoods and minority ethnic communities.

The book outlines recommendations in relation to developing a 'community-centred approach' in responding to future variants of COVID-19, as well as making suggestions for how to create post-pandemic neighbourhoods.

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Yes, you can access COVID-19, Inequality and Older People by Camilla Lewis,Chris Phillipson,Sophie Yarker,Luciana Lang in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Health Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781447367444
eBook ISBN
9781447367451
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Health Policy
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Figures and Tables
  6. About the authors
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Foreword by Andy Burnham
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 A sociological analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on older people
  11. 3 Methodology of the study
  12. 4 Everyday life under lockdown: relationships and routines
  13. 5 Experiences of the pandemic: a biographical and longitudinal analysis of four case studies
  14. 6 Changes in relationships
  15. 7 The role of community organisations and social infrastructure
  16. 8 Understanding everyday life during the pandemic
  17. 9 COVID-19, inequality and older people: developing community-centred interventions
  18. 10 Conclusion
  19. References
  20. Index