COVID 19 pandemic has been made plenty of socio-economic and health crisis in worldwide. The research problem in this study was, how does technology intervene in social interaction and the research question was ‘what is the psycho-social effects of social distance during the Covid 19 period’. Study Objectives were limited to identifying the features of the psycho-social situation of students who are in the age group of 18-25 and to identifying the technological impact of maintaining social interaction. The alternative hypothesis was, ‘there is an impact between technological intervention towards preserving social interactions. The ontological approach of this research is objectivism and the epistemological approach is positivistic. The research type is descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative. The research was designed with a survey method. The hypothesis was tested through validated questionnaires. The sample was obtained using the simple random method which is representing the probability sampling method. There is more time to spend with family members. Family contact for more than 16 hours has been increased by 9%. Talking time with friends has been increased. The time allocated for studies has been relatively reduced. But the time for leisure time activities has been increased. Outdoor sports by young people have dropped by 32%. Young people are isolated in every way. Young people use technology to reduce distance. The most common devices are smartphones and laptops. 47% of young people have not seen a doctor during the Covid period for any disease. Only about 10% have seen a doctor for mucosal diseases. About 50% of young people have stress. Anxiety and depression are also more with young people. There is no mental disease with 33% of them. They mostly feel loneliness, tension, and frustration. But some of them feel relaxed and happy.50% of them feel that they have extra time during this period. They use it to chat with family members and friends. But they lost their extra-curricula activities. They have an idea to adjust to new normal situations via technology.
This paper discusses about the family background and socialization barriers of female commercial sex workers. There has been an increase in the number of street prostitutes over the past twenty years. The worst consequence is a loss of social respect and protection for women. A survey of 15 semi-structured interviews was conducted with respondents; obtained from the targeted sampling system for non-random sampling. There is a new trend with drug using and prostitution as well as low education level and prostitution. They sell, distribute, possess and use drugs. 33% of street prostitutes is not involved in drug trafficking. 67% of street prostitutes use drugs. 35% of street prostitutes are involved in drug trafficking. All street prostitutes have only gone to school until the grade ten. 13% of them has never been to school in their lives. 66% of street prostitutes are Sinhalese and 34% are Tamils, no any Muslims. The childhood experiences of women in these street prostitutes are largely the same. When they were little, they received very little parental protection. As such, they were subjected to various forms of abuse. The main abuse was sexual abuse. All of these women had their first sexual intercourse between the ages of 12 and 14. The central and dominant social factor influencing women's prostitution was not having strong family ties and family protection. The child had not received the proper care from the group she had lived in when she was a child. Even after marriage, she does not receive proper care and support from her group. Some women ended their first marriage at the age of 18. She has to fulfill the needs of her life in her own strength. Therefore, women can achieve proper social status by developing group social cohesion.
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