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A sociology of the Covid-19 pandemic: A commentary and research agenda for sociologists

Paul Ward
- 20 Jul 2020 - 
- Vol. 56, Iss: 4, pp 726-735
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In this paper, there has been an abundance of critically important research on Covid-19 from medical, epidemiological and virological disciplines and there is now an urgent need for so...
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During the early part of 2020, there has been an abundance of critically important research on Covid-19 from medical, epidemiological and virological disciplines. There is now an urgent need for so...

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