COVID-19 AND SOCIAL DISTANCE: A META-THEMATIC ANALYSIS

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1, 12 - 23, 23.02.2021

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Öz

This study, which focuses on social distance literature, which is the concept that came to the agenda with Covid-19, aims to analyze academic articles on social distance published in the world from a meta-thematic perspective. Social distance, one of the most important concepts and practices of recent times; It has a comprehensive, multidimensional and social sciences. It is thought that such a study about social distance literature in the world, the concept of social distance, which was handled differently with Covid-19, is important in terms of creating a profile regarding the scientific nature of the phenomenon of interpersonal communication of social distance and the appearance of social distance in the world. The study was carried out on international databases between March-June 2020. In this context, Web of Science, Science Direct, Sage, Springer Link constitute the sample of the research. Within the scope of the study created in the qualitative design, the academic articles obtained from these databases were analyzed by meta-thematic analysis method. The research findings were interpreted according to certain themes and the details of the findings were reflected in the conclusion part of the study and inferences were made regarding the concept of social distance.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19, social distance, meta-thematic analize

Kovid-19 ve Sosyal Mesafe: Meta-Tematik Bir Analiz

Öz

Kovid-19 ile birlikte gündeme gelen kavram olan sosyal mesafe yazınına odaklanan bu çalışma, Dünya’da yayımlanmış sosyal mesafe konulu akademik makaleleri meta-tematik açıdan analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Son dönemlerin önemli kavram ve uygulamalarından biri olan sosyal mesafe; kapsamlı, çok boyutlu ve sosyal bilimler alanında bir niteliğe sahiptir. Dünyada sosyal mesafe yazınını konu eden böylesi bir çalışmanın, Kovid-19 ile birlikte tekrardan farklı bir biçimde ele alınan sosyal mesafe kavramının sosyal mesafenin kişilerarası iletişim olgusunun bilimsel niteliğine ve sosyal mesafenin dünyadaki görünümüne ilişkin bir profil oluşturma açısından önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Çalışma Mart-Haziran 2020 tarihlerinde uluslararası veri tabanları üzerinden gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu bağlamda Web of Science, Science Direct, Sage, Springer Link araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Nitel desende oluşturulan çalışma kapsamında söz konusu veri tabanlarından elde edilen akademik makaleler meta-tematik analiz yöntemi ile incelenmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, belirli temalar uyarınca yorumlanmış ve bulgulara ilişkin detaylar, çalışmanın sonuç kısmına yansıtılarak sosyal mesafe kavramına ilişkin çıkarımlar yapılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kovid-19, sosyal mesafe, meta tematik analiz

Kaynakça

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