Caste, COVID-19, and Inequalities of Care : Lessons from South Asia /

This book explores how social discrimination in South Asia contributes to health disparities and impedes well-being. Specifically, it addresses how marginalization shapes health outcomes, both under normal circumstances and specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coming from diverse backgrounds a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Acharya, Sanghmitra S. (Editor), Christopher, Stephen (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed. 2022.
Series:	People, Cultures and Societies: Exploring and Documenting Diversities ,
Subjects:	Social service. Public health. Social structure. Equality. Social Care. Public Health. Social Structure. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Of Prejudice and Pandemics
Exceptional Aryans: State Misrecognition of Himachali Dalits
3. A World Inside a Pig's Stomach: Alimentary Knots of Tension Around Nutrition, Autonomy and Nationhood
4. The Role of Caste Prejudice in Hampering Infection Control Efforts in Government Hospitals
5. Public and Corporate Health Sector Disparities: Reflections on COVID-19 Experiences in India
6. Knowledge Accumulation During COVID-19: Increasing Digital Divide and Vulnerability Among Indian Students
7. Segregation of Muslims: A Reflection on Urban Living Environments and Infrastructure Conditions in Hyderabad
8. Experiences of and Responses to COVID-19 in a Ho Tribal Village in Jharkhand.