Society Social Interaction in The Times Covid-19 Pandemic in New Tompaso Village

History Education, Department Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Manado, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: meitynajoan@unima.ac.id

Abstract

The purpose of this study is expected to provide an overview of community social interactions during the Covid 19 pandemic. Based on the results and discussion of the process of social interaction that occurred in Tompaso Baru, related to the current situation and conditions faced by society, namely the Covid-19 pandemic, it is known that: (1) Social interaction in the context of social contact that occurs in the community of Tompaso Baru before Covid-19, it happened, as usual, namely the community still met each other in every activity that was a group in nature but obeyed the Health protocol by wearing masks, keeping a distance and washing hands. (2) From the aspect of indirect interaction, what is done is by distributing banners or billboards in the Tompaso Baru area. Based on the results of the study, it can be seen that in addition to direct interaction between residents, indirect interaction is also carried out through loudspeakers, through the installation of billboards or banners. In addition, forms of interaction such as shaking hands have been carried out, although at the end of 2020 and early 2021 this form of interaction by shaking hands is no longer practiced. However, towards the middle of 2021, the form of interaction by shaking hands has slowly begun to be carried out. Some people in Tompaso Baru, but not all of them.