Post-pandemic, social interaction and psychosocial effects in the population of a globalized world

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644485168

Keywords:

Covid-19 pandemic, Social interaction, psychosocial processes

Abstract

This text states that the Covid-19 pandemic mainly affected social interactions between people and that this had serious consequences that are being expressed in the post-pandemic. A series of considerations on the pandemic that has taken place in this globalized world are presented, and the analysis that is carried out considers some of the most important areas of social life, such as political, economic, educational, and family and personal life. Likewise, three axes are included in the analysis: the institutional, the one related to the social processes and the one of the results of both the structure and the social processes. In all of this, psychosocial processes stand out, that is, people's cognitions and emotions, and their behavior, which have been directly affected by the pandemic. In conclusion, it is pointed out that, in order to face the impacts of the pandemic, it is necessary to promote more positive social interactions, which are permeated by empathetic and cooperative behaviors and, in this way, protect people's physical and mental health.

Author Biography

Raúl Rocha Romero, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza

Professor do Ensino Fundamental, formado pela Escola Nacional de Professores. Licenciado em Psicologia pela ENEP Zaragoza, UNAM. Mestre em Psicologia do Trabalho pela Universidade Autônoma de Querétaro. Doutor em Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais com Menção em Ciência Política pela FLACSO-México. Professor em tempo integral “B” na área de Psicologia Social da UNAM. Autor de diversos artigos e capítulos de livros sobre política na perspectiva interdisciplinar que articula a psicologia social com a ciência política. Autor do livro Análise Política. Perspectivas teórico-metodológicas (2016) e Editor dos livros Representação política substantiva das minorias indígenas no México. Instituições culturais e subjetividade (2021) e Estilos de pensamento em políticos profissionais. Rumo a uma melhor representação política substantiva no México (2022). Produtor e Diretor de documentários sobre representação política, estilos de pensamento e valores da democracia. Membro do Sistema Nacional de Pesquisadores Nível I.

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Published

2023-12-07

How to Cite

Romero, R. R. (2023). Post-pandemic, social interaction and psychosocial effects in the population of a globalized world. Education, 48(1), e133/1–22. https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644485168

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Dossiê – Uma análise crítica dos impactos da pandemia na educação em países da América Latina: possibilidades de caminhos emancipatórios

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