CORONA and lack of socialization1

 Life is precious and man cannot live it alone.He is social animal and needs social interaction and greater socialization for his everyday affairs. His life is deeply interwoven with eachother. His loneliness can make him psychotic.

Since the birth of first known human Adam, Hawa was also given birth to give Adam her companionship. Few  decades ago, there was strong family structure with deep rooted bonds .Greater cohesion and family relations bring the family ,friends and acquintances close together in joyous moments and sad times,  but after few years with greater technological revolution  especially in communication means this structure had been restricred to landlines and later cell phones which has further been compounded by  Internet and email through latest gadgets and softwares like whatsapp, facebook, skype and other chatting applications etc..

After this, going to offices, educational institutions,shopping were left the few socializations when one could say hello to eachother on face to face  but this is really unfortunate that this year the killing corona virus has affected the social life too bad and has infact forced the societies to stay at home as much as they can to avoid the spread of this pandemic.

social relationships were affected to a high degree by the COVID-19 pandemic, 71.4% of the participants reported that they are spending more time with family during the COVID-19 lockdown period and only 26.2% reported that they have become mthis study aimed to identify the effects of the COVID-19 curfew system on social relationships in Jordan. The findings revealed that more than 62.0% of respondents adhered to precautionary measures against COVID-19, which included social distancing and hygiene practices.

Most of the societies still rely on a strong commitment to collective groups such as family and tribe, social distancing could have a negative impact on individuals. However, in the absence of a vaccine, social distancing has been an essential measure for slowing the pandemic. Nevertheless, social distancing conflicts with the human need to connect with others. It is found out that  social relationships have become weaker during the curfew, and more

It is also believed that family relations have become strained, whereas lockdown period was a source of boredom.  several normal activities and services have been restricted, including public gatherings, fitness centres, cinemas, retail shops, coffee shops and restaurants. 

As a result of the lockdown, schools and universities closed and emergency remote learning commenced to enable students to complete their academic year. Furthermore, the workforce, in general, transferred to working from home, and going out in public was extremely limited. Such situations could lead to feelings of boredom and loneliness, which increases tension. With the cancellation of social gatherings, the inability to go to cafes, restaurants, or shopping, and with friends and family being hesitant to get together for fear of infection with COVID-19, the level of boredom and tension will escalate. 

Additionally, uncertainty adds to the situation where people are unaware of how long this pandemic will go on for and if ‘physical distancing’ is going to become the new normal . There is great relation  between boredom and anxiety or stress and hence the state of boredom is something that needs to be addressed. 

Quarantine and reduced social and physical contact during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a tangible effect on boredom . However people have also reported to be involved in new hobbies during the lockdown period, which could be attributed to the level of boredom, uncertainty and confusion.  

During the lockdown period, though families were able to communicate with family members and support each other particularly in muslim societies having faith and strong religious beliefs, which may have contributed to their acceptance of consequences and hence their social relationship was either not affected or enhanced. The social relationships among siblings and with their parents did not change however, or even improved.  some families are more vulnerable in response to disasters than others, particularly those with a low income, while other families showed resilience and were able to survive through disasters . Hence, good family relationships have demonstrated the ability

 The social relations of friends and colleagues were negatively affected by the pandemic, as  these social relationships became weaker. Such results are expected as there has been a physical distance between friends and colleagues. Also, this strongly relates to responses about becoming more connected to one’s colleagues after the spread of the corona virus, 

 There is likely to be negative health implications. So it has to be seen that we are able to provide educational campaigns that improve the sociological health of the general population and informing them about contemporary alternative communication media (telecommunication). This is expected to lead to better social relationships and communication across the whole population, enabling people to cope better with the pandemic and to maintain societal well-being and productivity.

Even i have personally experienced that handshake has been replaced either with elbow touch or no handshake which has been a norm for years in muslim society particularly...so there is social and cultural transformation also...

 

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