Abstract
This article aims to review the condition of social challenges we encounter today in
the context of risk society. The methodology of this research is based on qualitative
research in which the document analysis technique was used for data collection
and the meta-synthesis method was used to analyze the data. The main data source
is the master and doctoral dissertations published on the website of the council of
higher education in Turkey. The criteria for choosing documents is that there should
be a plague and risk society keyword in their title. In conclusion, the risk is still
present and in all communities. Yet they are also the root of the challenge posed
by society. Today the research, negligence, and actions that people generally are
now yielding the risks. In the past, ignorance was a risky place for humans, but now
it is based on information, complete control over existence, laws, and boundaries.
To summarize, there are significant differences between the present outbreak and
previous pandemics. The cultural and technical change produces these significant
differences. While the dissemination of historical outbreaks has been mostly confined
to small locations where the virus occurs, in the post-modern era, the consequences
of outbreaks are strong in the sense of Risk Society. However, an important
factor that is ignored or put on the second plan is the social-psychological effect of
the outbreak. In this regard reviewing the pandemic in the context of Risk Society
gains importance. It should be noted that education is a key instrument for awareness
about this issue as well as reflecting the concept sociologically and philosophically
give us more insights about this issue.