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"SOCIAL DISTANCING" INTERVIEWS

• Sociology focuses on social behavior and interactions, which is drastically transformed right now. Since we are currently "socially distanced" from each other, in place of the observation assignment we will do something safer, and relevant to the current situation. This pandemic has affected us all, and the ways in which we interact have suddenly changed in many ways.

• You will interview two people about changes that have occurred with social interactions during this pandemic. You can interview people in your household, and/or you can interview people on the phone, or online through a platform such as Zoom, Skype, Face Time, etc. One suggestion is you can interview your classmates online. You can connect with each other through the discussion board on Canvas or during our scheduled online chats.

• Your interviews will focus on different types of interactions, including those in intimate relationships (such as family, significant others, and close friends). You will also ask about interactions with casual acquaintances (such as classmates, professors, coworkers, etc.), and interactions with strangers. You can ask about interactions that occur face-to-face, as well as online and on the telephone.

Below is a list of questions you can ask, if applicable to the interviewee. Each one of these questions should lead to a page-worth of information, so these questions should not lead to short answers. You can also come up with additional questions of your own.

Question 1: How have your intimate relationships (family, significant other, close friendships) been affected?

Question 2: How has your social life with casual relationships been affected (classmates, coworkers, casual friends, and dating)?

Question 3: How have your interactions changed with strangers? For example, at the grocery store, or other "essential" places of service, on the phone, email, etc.

Question 4: Overall, to what extent do you feel that you're "social distanced?"