Open AccessAdolescent Perceptions Of Large-Scale Social Distancing Policies
Author(s) -
Seno Budhi Ajar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
social, humanities, and educational studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2620-9292
pISSN - 2620-9284
DOI - 10.20961/shes.v3i1.45083
Subject(s) - social distance , nonprobability sampling , distancing , psychology , conformity , scale (ratio) , snowball sampling , social psychology , perception , sample (material) , data collection , typology , chose , descriptive research , demography , sociology , geography , statistics , covid-19 , social science , medicine , political science , population , mathematics , chemistry , pathology , chromatography , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty) , anthropology , law , cartography , disease
The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of adolescence towards large-scale social distancing based on the adaptation typology of Robert K. Merton and to know the potential for deviations by late adolescents during large-scale social distancing. This research uses descriptive quantitative method. The sampling technique used purposive sampling where the sample taken was adolescents aged 17-20 years. Data collection techniques in this study using a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used is descriptive and percentage techniques. Based on the research results it can be concluded, first, that all respondents have positive perceptions of large-scale social distancing. This can be seen from the results is 82.67% of respondents chose conformity. 9.33% of respondents chose innovation, and 8.00% of respondents chose ritualism. Second, the potential factor causing the deviation is economic factors, the desire to exercise and the effectiveness of the implementation of large-scale social distancing .