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Although the world has experienced many epidemics, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is exactly that - novel. The impacts on society's way of life, education, family, and economy are drastic. As a result, people seek explanations that have answers rooted in social science. 'The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic' draws on theories derived from the social sciences to address the multitude of questions raised by the pandemic and to inspire a future generation of researchers. This book focuses specifically on the social science of a pandemic. While medical, health, and other sciences are critical to understanding a pandemic, so, too, is understanding the role of society and person. Together, psychology and society shape every aspect of life, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception to this pattern. Parts of society - and science - will be forever affected.

This study investigated the perceptions of the role of Botswana's social studies teachers at secondary school level in fostering citizenship competencies and skills. Survey questionnaires were used to collect data comprising close and open-ended questions. The total population comprised forty-one respondents purposively sampled from nine junior and senior secondary schools in rural and urban locations. These included thirty four social studies teachers and seven head of departments. Data were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that, contrary to expectations the Botswana's social studies curriculum does not promote the acquisition of citizenship skills. There is a disconnection between what social studies teachers think they do and what actually happens on the ground. In fact, the mere teaching of citizenship skills does not automatically translate into equipping learners with the relevant and appropriate competencies. Successful implementation of citizenship education requires political commitment and social studies teachers who are well trained and competent to handle educational reforms.

Introduction: The role of humanities and social sciences at a time of crisis / Peter Sutoris and Sinéad Murphy -- The 'lockdown consensus' in the UK and the dangers of performative scientism / Anthony Mckeown -- Stopping the spread of health / Sinéad Murphy -- Pandemic response, cultural anthropology and 'the myth of the caring society' / Peter Sutoris -- Digital society, algorithmic harm, and the pandemic response / Mark Wong -- Against the logic of immunity : philosophy and the epidemic / Michael Lewis -- How the world's harshest lockdown unleashed a humanitarian crisis / Kunal R. Purohit -- Covid-19 in Angola : militarization of lockdown language and state policy in Angola / Fernandes Wanda -- The economic impact of Covid-19 lockdown policies in Argentina / Maddalena Cevese -- An analysis of the socio-economic impacts of the lockdown policy in Ghana / Samuel Adu-Gyamfi -- The Covid-19 syndemic and lessons (not) learned from past epidemics : one size doesn't fit all / Llanos Ortiz-Montero -- The proportionality of lockdowns / Kai Möller -- Lockdowns and intergenerational justice / Yossi Nehushtan -- Lockdown lived experience, illness, power and epistemic injustice / Roxana Baiasu -- What we lost in lockdown / Matthew Ratcliffe -- Do lockdowns work for women? The gendered impacts of the pandemic and policy responses / Rose Cook and Aleida Mendes Borges.