Though the COVID-19 epidemic is a social disaster as much as a medical one, and though some sociological ideas circulate in public discussions, disciplinary sociology has had little influence. Internal discussions have mostly been conventional, and familiar sociological theory and methodology seem inadequate to this situation. Taking the viewpoint of the virus helps to shift perspective on a historical moment where a deadly threat is enabled by megacities, mass air travel, callous and corrupt regimes, and the undermining of public services. In this conjuncture sociology, with other social sciences, is under threat. But we can contribute to responses that mobilize community resources to deal with a social/biological crisis, and prepare for the others that will certainly come.

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COVID-19/社会学

尽管 COVID-19 流行既是一场医学灾难，也是一场社会灾难，尽管一些社会学思想在公共讨论中流传，但学科社会学几乎没有影响。内部讨论大多是传统的，熟悉的社会学理论和方法似乎不足以应对这种情况。采取病毒的观点有助于转变对历史时刻的看法，在这个历史时刻，特大城市、大规模航空旅行、冷酷和腐败的政权以及公共服务的破坏使致命威胁成为可能。在这种情况下，社会学和其他社会科学都受到威胁。但我们可以为动员社区资源来应对社会/生物危机做出贡献，并为肯定会到来的其他危机做好准备。