COVID-19 & Society
Inequality in Global Pandemics
What lessons can we learn from COVID-19? How was society organized leading up to the pandemic, and how could it be organized for the future? Regardless of your academic background, this curated series of expert lectures will help you explore health, climate change, and social justice in the COVID-19 era.
Learn with award-winning faculty members from the University of British Columbia. This course will bring a sociological lens to complex pandemic challenges, and aid in situating COVID-19 as a global issue that requires a collective, collaborative response.
What you'll learn
- This lecture series will challenge you to:
- Connect your local COVID-19 experiences to global trends
- Consider how ageism and racism are exacerbating the coronavirus
- Assess COVID-19 impacts on existing health inequalities
- Identify links between COVID-19 and climate change
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| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | 5 weeks, 1–2 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $0 |
| From | University of British Columbia via edX |
| Instructor | Dr. Katherine Lyon |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences |
| Tags | Social Sciences |
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 5 weeks |
| Effort | 5 weeks, 1–2 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $0 |
| From | University of British Columbia via edX |
| Instructor | Dr. Katherine Lyon |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences |
| Tags | Social Sciences |
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