Social Distancing and Cultural Bias On the Spatiality of COVID-19

• Published in: Journal of the American Planning Association Vol. 87; no. 2; pp. 159 - 166
• Main Author: Davy, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 03.04.2021
• Subjects: COVID-19; cultural bias; Cultural Theory; Georg Simmel; human dignity; Mary Douglas; personal space; physical distancing; social distancing

Social distancing (also called physical distancing) is a highly recommended intervention against the community spreading of the new coronavirus. Although social distancing is a prudent intervention, its implications and impacts are not. The new distancing rules affect personal space and create a new...