The Impact of Covid-19 on our Relationships

Sociological Analysis

Option 2 – the Impact of Covid-19 on our Relationships

It is clear that living with Covid-19 has profoundly affected our social relationships, According to University of Georgia researcher, Richard Slatcher, “this prolonged experience will impact us in ways we don’t yet fully understand.”

This new way of life has had a major impact on all types of relationships. The way you interact with your friends, family, coworkers, roommates, and romantic partners may now be entirely different. As COVID-19 continues to unfold, we can see the effects of lockdown and social distancing on our connections with others.

Are people feeling more or less connected to others? How are couples feeling about working from home together? What are the effects of people working full time from home while also caring full time for their children? What are the effects of living alone right now? How has the pandemic impacted our professional relationships and work environments? 

Here is a link to Slatcher’s research website  Love in the Time of Corona.  https://loveinthetimeofcovid.me/?fbclid=IwAR0z1_YvFxDO6xKQfymOQU3oazQa-5gejYqV2CZqVGWKwa7gH4vOese_37ULinks to an external site.

All of these questions, and more, are worth exploring from a sociological point of view.  In a four (4) page essay that answers the following two (2) prompts:

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1. Using a combination of research and personal experiences, discuss how Covid-19 has impacted / affected our social relationships

2. Which, if any of these changes, do you feel will become permanent and/or permanently alter the landscape of our relationships