Sociology and Criminology-Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4435
+44-77-2385-9429
ISSN: 2375-4435
+44-77-2385-9429
Department of Sociology, Accra, Ghana
He is affiliated to Department of Sociology. He is a recipient of many awards and grants for his valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of gender sociology. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study. His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
Short Communication
Western Modern Legacy and the Covid-19 Outbreak
Author(s): Makweti Maya*
The aim of this article is to investigate the role of anxiety as an emotional state frequently identified as the most characteristic of the history of modern Europe, and of the ‘Global North’. Starting from an assessment of the main supporters of this interpretation in social theory – such as the risk society approach of Ulrich Beck, and the role of expert knowledge in Anthony Giddens – the article discusses the current relevance and limitations of this wellestablished notion. The second part applies this discussion to the role of anxiety in the recent Covid-19 outbreak, and more specifically with regard to its relations with trust in scientific knowledge. Even though Covid-19 has been a global pandemic, this emergency can reveal some cultural and historical characteristics of European anxiety in the geo-cultural map of emotions... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2375-4435.21.9.e120