{"id":106236,"date":"2020-04-01T16:17:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T16:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/you-bet-sociology-is-relevant\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:47:39","slug":"you-bet-sociology-is-relevant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/you-bet-sociology-is-relevant\/","title":{"rendered":"You Bet Sociology Is Relevant!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change. Immigration. Economic inequality. COVID-19. What is the role of sociology in times of crisis? More than just a hunch or common sense, sociology offers a scientific way to make sense of the larger world. Using the global crisis of COVID-19, let\u2019s consider the range of topics sociologists could use to address this issue.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-109916 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-aditya-agarwal-623616-1477310-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Two Indonesian female dancers performing in a crowd.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-aditya-agarwal-623616-1477310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-aditya-agarwal-623616-1477310-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-aditya-agarwal-623616-1477310-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-aditya-agarwal-623616-1477310-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-aditya-agarwal-623616-1477310-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beginning with <strong>culture<\/strong>, <em>the socially learned and shared ideas, behaviors, and material components of a society<\/em>, we find that the coronavirus has resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/world-nation\/story\/2020-03-13\/coronavirus-namaste-greetings-handshakes-noncontact\">a shift in how people greet each other.<\/a> People around the world have abandoned the traditional handshake in favor of elbow bumps, namaste palms, the Wakanda chest cross, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/03\/02\/wuhan-shake-greeting-goes-viral-amid-coronavirus-outbreak\/\">the Wuhan shake<\/a>. Other changes to culture as a result of COVID-19 include how we socialize, how we work, and how we mourn. In future <strong>ethnomethodology<\/strong>, <em>the study of people\u2019s methods as it relates to the formation of society<\/em>, will look back at this time not only from the standpoint of illness but also for the broader cultural shifts that occurred.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-109918 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-shvetsa-4167542-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a medical mask, lab coat, and gloves holding a globe.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-shvetsa-4167542-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-shvetsa-4167542-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-shvetsa-4167542-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-shvetsa-4167542-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-shvetsa-4167542-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/uitac.com\/inthenewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/pexels-shvetsa-4167542-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Disease updates are now a constant in our lives. The <strong>medical industrial complex<\/strong>, <em>the multi-billion dollar enterprise consisting of doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, insurance companies, drug manufacturers, and hospital supply and equipment companies<\/em>, is at the forefront of our minds. Masks. Gloves. Face shields. Cleansing wipes. We are all too familiar with the shortages in PPE (personal protective equipment) faced by those in the medical field. <strong>Medical sociology<\/strong>, <em>the sociological analysis of social interactions, organizations, and systems related to health, illness, and medicine,<\/em> offers us a host of other issues worth considering as it relates to this crisis. These include not only the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/world\/2020\/3\/15\/21180414\/coronavirus-uk-herd-immunity-vallance-johnson\">United Kingdom\u2019s early efforts at <strong>herd immunity<\/strong><\/a>, <em>a population\u2019s ability to resist disease as a result of a high percentage of its members being immune<\/em>, but also the rise of <strong>mental disorders<\/strong>, <em>abnormal thoughts, behaviors, emotions, or actions that are a threat to the individual or society<\/em>, in an era of social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>School closures across the country have been met with a rush to develop and support online curriculum. This change has also brought front and center how <strong>social stratification<\/strong>, <em>a system in which categories of people are ranked in a hierarchy<\/em>, exists in our lives. The fact is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-26\/covid-19-school-closures-reveal-disparity-in-access-to-internet\">not all students have a computer<\/a> (or two) in their home. The impact of this <strong>digital divide<\/strong>, <em>the access to and ability to use technology like computers and the internet<\/em>, is that some students can easily do their assignments and keep up with classwork, while others simply can\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>criminal justice system<\/strong>, <em>formal institutions designed to enforce, arbitrate, and carry out the laws of society, <\/em>has been impacted by COVID-19. The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/attorney-general-william-barr-bureau-of-prisons-send-inmates-home-coronavirus-covid-19\/\"> U.S. Attorney General William Barr has given federal prisons permission to release inmates<\/a>. While some prisoners are being sent home, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/03\/27\/freed-rikers-inmates-are-given-cellphones-cab-fare-and-hotel-rooms\/\">others are being put up in hotels<\/a>. Will this decision increase the <strong>crime rate<\/strong>, <em>a statistical count of different categories of crime compiled by federal, state, and local agencies<\/em>? Only time and sociological research can answer that question.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Thompson is a co-owner of\u00a0<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/uitac.com\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><b><i>UITAC Publishing<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><b><i>. UITAC\u2019s mission is to provide high-quality, affordable, and socially responsible online course materials.<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Images used in this blog:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/two-women-dancing-while-wearing-dresses-at-night-time-1477310\/\">Two Women Dancing While Wearing Dresses at Night Time<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@aditya-agarwal-623616\/\">Aditya Agarwal<\/a> is licensed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/license\/\">Pexels<\/a>. This image has not been altered.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/person-with-a-face-mask-and-latex-gloves-holding-a-globe-4167542\/\">Person With a Face Mask and Latex Gloves Holding a Globe<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@shvetsa\/\">Anna Shvets<\/a> is licensed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/license\/\">Pexels<\/a>. 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