ijsi International Journal of Social Inquiry 1307-8364 1307-9999 Bursa Uludağ University 10.37093/ijsi.1436759 Sociology of Health Social Theory Sağlık Sosyolojisi Sosyal Teori Ethnomethodological Evaluation of the COVID-19 Process https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2255-6715 Sağlık Coşkun Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi 08 31 2024 17 2 425 448 02 14 2024 07 25 2024 Copyright © 2008, International Journal of Social Inquiry 2008 International Journal of Social Inquiry

The sudden change in the existing order due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused chaos and confusion. The uncertainty and anxiety caused by chaos and confusion necessitated the reconstruction of the social order in accordance with the pandemic conditions. Therefore, we should consider the sudden change of the social order and its reconstruction when evaluating the COVID-19 pandemic in a sociological context. Since these two processes are ethnomethodologically significant, the aim of the study is to interpret the social changes that occurred during the COVID-19 process within the framework of ethnomethodology theory. Various examples provide an ethnomethodological evaluation of Türkiye’s reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent re-establishment of social order. This article analyzes, using ethnomethodology concepts, the irrational reactions of people in a life without rules due to the sudden disruption of the existing order by COVID-19, the helplessness of social institutions in the face of the pandemic, and the reconstruction of social order with rational rules to lessen anxiety and chaos.

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