Social Distancing in Light of the Covid-19 and its Repercussions on the Interactions of the Family "Algerian Society as a Model"

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal the social and behavioral effects of social distancing in light of the of the COVID-19 pandemicon the  interactions of the family structure in the Algerian society. The descriptive approach was used to reveal the procedural dimensions of the problem represented in determining the inevitable repercussions of increasing social distances between individuals on the nature and degree of communication and dialogue and accepting the differences of the other in terms of points of views within the Algerian family. A questionnaire was distributed to 240 samples (non-random sample). The results indicated that social distancing helped activate the culture of dialogue and communication between individuals and collective decision-making, in addition to accepting the existence of the other. But this did not eliminate the possibility having some family disputes due to individuals staying with each other for long periods.