While epidemics can shape communities through their demographic impact, fear of disease invariably has a stigmatising effect. Groups, often minorities, are targeted as carriers of disease. Fear involves an ‘othering’ and leads to discrimination.
Robert Peckham — While epidemics can shape communities through their demograp
While epidemics can shape communities through their demographic impact, fear of disease invariably has a stigmatising effect. Groups, often minorities, are targeted as carriers of disease. Fear involves an ‘othering’ and leads to discrimination.