COVID-19 and U.S. Disputes Over Authority, 2020–2021: Implications for the Constructionist Analysis of Social Problems

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Author(s)Best, Joel
Author(s)Monahan, Brian
Date Accessioned2022-10-18T13:33:49Z
Date Available2022-10-18T13:33:49Z
Publication Date2022-09-25
DescriptionThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Best, J. and Monahan, B. (2022), COVID-19 and U.S. Disputes Over Authority, 2020–2021: Implications for the Constructionist Analysis of Social Problems. Sociol Forum. https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12852, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12852. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. This article will be embargoed until 09/25/2024.en_US
AbstractCOVID-19 is very different from the cases typically studied by constructionist analysts of social problems: it emerged quickly, spread widely, and affected many aspects of social life. As such, it offers important opportunities to reconsider the constructionist model. We focus on three issues—metrics, masks, and vaccines—where COVID-19 disputes about authority led to different alliances among several categories of claimsmakers. Our point is that COVID-19 discourse seems far messier than most of the narratives presented by constructionist analysts, and we identify several lessons from this unusual contemporary case that might help us strengthen existing social problems theory.en_US
CitationBest, J. and Monahan, B. (2022), COVID-19 and U.S. Disputes Over Authority, 2020–2021: Implications for the Constructionist Analysis of Social Problems. Sociol Forum. https://doi.org/10.1111/socf.12852en_US
ISSN1573-7861
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/31497
Languageen_USen_US
PublisherSociological Forumen_US
Keywordsauthority disputesen_US
KeywordsCOVID-19en_US
Keywordsmasksen_US
Keywordssocial constructionismen_US
Keywordssocial problems theoryen_US
Keywordsvaccinesen_US
TitleCOVID-19 and U.S. Disputes Over Authority, 2020–2021: Implications for the Constructionist Analysis of Social Problemsen_US
TypeArticleen_US
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