Truths and lies about COVID-19 in Ecuador: knowledge breakdown and its social effects

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https://doi.org/10.5216/sec.v24.66048

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a major crisis for Ecuador. It seriously affected the population’s economic situation and involved immediate decisions in educational issues, as well as uncertainty and negative expectations in labor issues. As an involuntary social experiment, it showed three types of knowledge breakdown: the population’s practical
and everyday knowledge, scientific knowledge and knowledge about
science, and emotional knowledge. Building these knowledge types
makes things easier to spread false information, misunderstanding of
science, and emotional confusion. To do this, the article is based on a nation-wide survey with over 2,000 households in Ecuador, carried out
between May and July 2020. These data enable a review of the pandemic’s social impacts, including the pre-existing structures that made them
possible.

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  • Philipp Altmann, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

    Professor de Sociologia na Universidad Central del Ecuador. É doutor em Sociologia pela Free University of Berlin.

  • Rafael Polo, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

    Professor de Ciências Sociais na Universidad Central del Ecuador. É doutor em Ciências Sociais pela FLACSO Ecuador.

     

  • Katiuska King, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
    Professora das Faculdades de Ciências Sociais e Humanas e de Ciências Econômicas na Universidad Central del Ecuador. É doutora em Estudos sobre o Desenvolvimento pela Universidad del País Vasco, Espanha.
  • Rosario Maldonado, Universidade Pablo de Olavide, Sevilha, Espanha

    Doutoranda em Ciências Sociais pela Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Espanha, e mestre em Economia pela FLACSO Ecuador, Equador.

Capa v. 24 2021

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Published

2021-09-08

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Vol. 24 (2021)

Section

Dossiê: Ciências Sociais e Covid-19

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ALTMANN, P. et al. Truths and lies about COVID-19 in Ecuador: knowledge breakdown and its social effects. Sociedade e Cultura, v. 24, 8 Sep.2021.