Cultural Norms and COVID 19
must consist of of 1000-1500 words
its based off chapter 3 of this book https://openstax.org/books/introduction-sociology-2e/pages/3-1-what-is-culture
For your paper, consider the following questions (and suggestions): ● What cultural norms and symbolic gestures have changed as a result of society’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic? I encourage you to have discussions with family members and friends about this question. Also, if you are out in public (and wisely following the new rules), apply the sociological method of observation, which you learned about in Chapter 2, and take notes (at least mental notes) on the patterns of behavior that you observe. I see this part of the paper as your first body paragraph, with a focus on description of your observations. ● How have these changing cultural norms affected your daily life experiences? How have you been adjusting your behavior (whether by choice or by moral obligation)? For this part of the paper, I want you to reflect on how these changes have affected you; as you write on this, it is fine to use the first-person, “I,” in your discussion. I see this part of the paper as your second body paragraph, with a focus on personal reflection. ● Do you think this national mobilization, really global mobilization, to combat the pandemic will have a long-term impact on the way we live our lives, on the core values and norms that define culture in the United States? If so, how? If not, why not? This part of the paper asks you to reconnect with the broader sociological context for your observations and reflections. I see this part of your paper as either your third body paragraph or a concluding paragraph, with a focus on sociological analysis. In addition to my suggestions above, please make sure to design an introductory paragraph that sets the stage for your discussion by establishing the sociological context of the assignment. Like the concluding paragraph, the intro should be sociological and analytical in tone. It is fine to borrow some of the broad ideas I lay out in the Sociological
