The Social Construction of Care in Quebec Revealed by the Pandemic: Four Critical Anthropological Reflections on the Multidimensional Inequalities, Vulnerabilities and Sufferings Exacerbated by COVID-19
This critical anthropological reflection sheds light on the social construction of care in Quebec revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the analysis of symbols that circulated in Quebec’s public space, we will reflect on how the health crisis may have justified and exacerbated the inequalities, vulnerabilities and multidimensional suffering experienced by certain groups of the population. Specifically, we will examine how lives and their protection have been treated differently depending on the social values placed on the mental health, biological bodies, social status and age of individuals. We will use the conceptual framework of care as a common base for these four reflections.