The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened health disparities worldwide. Across all nations, the burden of COVID-19 has fallen most heavily on the socially disadvantaged. In the United States, the COVID-19 mortality rate for Black Americans is over twice that of their White American counterparts, and people in prisons have more than double the COVID-19 mortality rate of the general U.S. population. Other social dimensions such as income, gender, sexuality, and immigration status have also played a significant role in COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality.The Social Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the pandemic's effect across populations and its disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups in society, including racial/ethnic minority, immigrant, and incarcerated populations. Written by leading international scholars, this essential volume describes how the COVID-19 pandemic intersects with nearly every social determinant of health, from race and ethnicity to income inequality, and how such interactions compound existing structural disadvantages. Using examples from upper-middle and high-income countries such as the United States, contributing experts delve into the differential impacts of COVID-19 by major social determinants of health and reveal the resultant effect of pandemic-related policy on health outcomes. Together, these authors underline the urgent need for further integration of social epidemiology into public health decision-making to ensure that every population receives the care it requires.Drawing from research across epidemiology, sociology, psychology, and public policy, The Social Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Pandemic illuminates the stark disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the valuable insights from social epidemiology that can inform a more equitable pandemic response.

ForewordSir Michael MarmotChapter 1. IntroductionStephen S. Morse, Ichiro Kawachi, and Dustin T. DuncanChapter 2. COVID-19 across the Life CourseDiana Kuh and Joanna BlodgettChapter 3. Social Class, Poverty, and COVID-19Alicia R. Riley and M. Maria GlymourChapter 4. Race/Ethnicity and COVID-19Merlin Chowkwanyun, Dean Robinson, and Adolph ReedChapter 5. Racism, Stigma, and the COVID-19 PandemicDavid H. Chae, Kara W. Chung, Diamond J. Cunningham, Connor D. Martz, Ethan A. Smith, and Michael CunninghamChapter 6. International Migration, Immigrant Health, and Social Policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Six CountriesSarah Diaz, Rama Hagos, Tod Hamilton, and Carmela Alc?ntaraChapter 7. Explaining Binary Sex and Gender Patterns in the Direct and Indirect Health Effects of COVID-19: Biologic and Social Constructions of DifferenceLisa M. BatesChapter 8. Sexual and Gender Minorities in the COVID-19 PandemicLiadh Timmins, Kevalyn Bharadwaj, Krish J. Bhatt, and Dustin T. DuncanChapter 9. Disability and Ableism in the COVID-19 PandemicKrish J. Bhatt and Bonnielin K. SwenorChapter 10. COVID-19 and Mass IncarcerationSandhya Kajeepeta and Seth PrinsChapter 11. Income Inequality and COVID-19Ichiro KawachiChapter 12. Work during and after the PandemicSusan E. Peters and Gregory R. WagnerChapter 13. Housing Conditions in the COVID-19 PandemicSebasti?n Sandoval Olascoaga, C?sar Garc?a L?pez, Gabriela Zayas del Rio, and Mariana C. ArcayaChapter 14. Neighborhoods and COVID-19: Current Research, Future Directions, and Place-Based InterventionsByoungjun Kim, Adam Whalen, Andrew Rundle, Christopher Morrison, Charles Branas, and Dustin T. DuncanChapter 15. Social Capital, Social Cohesion, and COVID-19Ichiro Kawachi and Yusuf RansomeChapter 16. Religion, Spirituality, and COVID-19Yusuf Ransome, Tamara L. Taggart, and Ichiro KawachiChapter 17. Trust in Public Health Communications and the COVID-19 PandemicRachel McCloud, Mesfin Awoke Bekalu, and K. Vish ViswanathChapter 18. COVID-19, Welfare States, and Social PoliciesWasie Karim, Emilie Courtin, and Peter MuennigAppendixIndex