Question

Q4. Name one social psychology concept that we have covered in the course this semester (from any chapter), which you can relate to our experience during the Covid-19 period. Briefly describe the concept and explain clearly how this concept is relevant to your own experience or your observations during the current pandemic situation by giving an example.

Answer 1

One social psychology concept that I can relate to my experience during COVID-19 is discrimination.

Discrimination is a very negative attitude towards others. It is the action of differentiating people and treating them differently (usually negative) on the basis of caste, sex, social class, etc. A famous social psychologist named Muzafer Sherif introduced Realistic Conflict Theory, which deals with group disagreement, negative opinions and judgements etc.

During COVID-19, I have come across a lot of discrimination that has been carried out against the health workers especially doctors. This are the people who have been fighting day and night to treat the positive patients and send them back home but there is so much discrimination of these people. Some of the doctors who stay in rent houses are asked to leave the house by the owner and many of them are not even allowed to enter the houses.