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Med Anthropol
; 40(8): 815-829, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34696635
ABSTRACT
During the early COVID-19 pandemic, many countries took compulsory measures to combating the virus's spread, while Sweden took a more voluntary approach. This led to polarized reactions in the international media, with some praising it and others proclaiming it disastrous. Using the concept of "moral panic" I examine how actors within the global media environment portrayed Swedes as a deviant population, using persuasive language, exaggeration, and selective reporting, and how an amplification of media attention served to solidify the deviant label. I also argue that Sweden was made deviant partly to justify restrictive measures in other countries.
Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Pandemics , Anthropology, Medical , Humans , SARS-CoV-2 , Sweden
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BMJ
; 370: m3031, 2020 08 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32747388