As novas configurações das práticas de comensalidade durante a pandemia da covid-19 na cidade de Goiânia - GO

Abstract

This article aimed to identify whether the social isolation imposed by the covid-19 pandemic changed the social act of "eating together" among the population of Goiania, identifying whether the sociability among family members was increased in this context. To this end, a survey was conducted on the concept of commensality, sociability and hospitality, in addition to tracing a timeline with the coping strategies of the disease that directly impacted the forms of socialization of people. Questions were then elaborated in an online form that allowed the respondents to quantify how their eating habits were affected during this period. From the analysis of the results obtained, it was clear that the covid-19 Pandemic influenced the commensality practices of most of the respondents' families in the Metropolitan Region of Goiania. Comparing the pre-pandemic period - where commensality was not always a routine practice due to the "daily rush" - with the pandemic period, it becomes clear that bonds were re-established among family members who reside together, in addition to modifying the domestic routine, cooking more and eating more frequently. In contrast, relationships with larger family cycles and/or friends have become damaged. Finally, it was shown that in the year 2021, with the start of vaccination, people started to resume social interactions, especially with friends and close family members, but without expanding to large gatherings and events.