User:Social Science Researcher 1996/Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Personal gatherings
The impact on personal gatherings has been strong as medical experts have advised, and local authorities often mandated stay-at-home orders to prevents gatherings of any size, not just the larger events that were initially restricted. Such gatherings may be replaced by teleconferencing, or in some cases with unconventional attempts to maintain social distancing with activities such as a balcony sing-along for a concert, or a "birthday parade" for a birthday party. Replacements for gatherings have been seen as significant to mental health during the crisis. Social isolation among alcohol users has also adopted a trend towards Kalsarikänni or "pantsdrunking", a Finnish antisocial drinking culture.

The impact of the personal gatherings has also led to increased loneliness amongst people. A study, with the help of Yale University, showed through the application of surveys that the majority of people where in fact experiencing and increase in loneliness during this time of the COVID-19 Pandemic.