The Black Plague had long-term
consequences on Western Europe. You have seen some of the immediate
consequences of and responses to the Black Plague. What other
possible results of the high death rate might have also occurred?
Were there, for example, any political repercussions?
In today's world with the rapid movement of peoples the spread
of disease is even more potentially devastating. Are the types
of reactions to the Black Plague ones that the modern world still
follows when unknown disease occurs? How does society treat and
respond to those who are afflicted by incurable and infectious
diseases? What are the social, scientific and cultural effects
of these diseases on today's society? Has the need for discrimination
and scapegoating changed over the centuries?