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This rapid-​response volume has come to fruition due to the effective cooperation and support of so many people. We, the editors, wish to thank our authors, first, for working with us under short deadlines, and for leveraging their academic expertise and insight to provide high-​quality chapters. It is a pleasure to work with such a group of professionals to fill the need in society for rigorous knowledge regarding the impacts of the COVID-​19 pandemic on real people and societies more generally. We acknowledge the support of Justice 21 Committee member Michelle Christian and Robert Perrucci, who founded the committee. We are indebted to Michele Koontz and Héctor Delgado of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) administrative and executive offices, respectively, for their support and encouragement. We thank acquisitions editor Victoria Pittman and her team at Policy Press, with whom we have been pleased to collaborate on this rapid-​response book. Finally, we thank all our fellow students, scholars, practitioners, and activists who make the SSSP such an exciting environment in which to study, research, write, and undertake meaningful social action. Even in the midst of a pandemic which has disrupted nearly all areas of mundane life, our colleagues remain dedicated to providing rigorous public sociology.

Finally, this volume is dedicated to the selfless healthcare workers who have been humanity’s frontline in responding to the pandemic; to those who have suffered directly and indirectly from the loss of family, friends, colleagues, and community members; to the most vulnerable among us who have borne the brunt of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns; and to all those who serve without fail worldwide to provide stability in the face of substantial disruptions in social systems, including workers in education, transportation, groceries, pharmacies, and official agencies.