Pandemic reflections on social interaction: a conjuncture analysis from symbolic interactionism

Abstract

The objective of this article is to reflect about the complexity that results for actors to socially adapt to a "new normality" —caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)—due to structuring structures within the plane of daily life. We seek to understand the social actor in their daily life in order to be able to focus campaigns effective awareness programs. It is necessary to avoid campaigns that employ coercive measures since they violate the human rights of the individual. The way in which we will interpret this new daily life will be mostly sociological categories of symbolic interactionism. With the pandemic scenario the concept of interactional order remains in force today more than ever. The rupture of the everyday life implies unpredictable ways of acting which requires that the actors signify the situations so that the interaction can take place. This requires your practical reasoning ability to adapt and/or improvise.