The big topic that was brought up on the second day of Wednesday (30/3) was the field of specialization in Social Psychology by presenting various speakers who were experts in their fields. Starting at 08.00 online, the first session of this event was started by the presentation of material from Prof. Dr. Faturochman, M.A with the topic “Social Psychological Research related to the Pandemic”. The current pandemic, COVID-19 is a pandemic that has never happened before, is contagious, the victims continue to grow, and there is no cure. The impact of the pandemic is not only on health, but also on social, economic, and psychological impacts that will provide changes in the present and in the future.
“Why are Asian people more successful in tackling COVID-19?” asked Fatur on the sidelines of delivering the material. According to Fatur, this is because Asians are more united in tackling the pandemic by following instructions and developing science to understand COVID-19. This is also supported by the findings found by Fatur, namely that respondents consider that instructions and coercion in relation to handling outbreaks are important and can be implemented, but respondents agree more with the instructions. Another thing that was also found was that respondents considered independent and joint efforts to be important for protection efforts, but joint efforts were considered more important than their own efforts.
The second session, continued by Prof. Dr. Tina Afiatin, M.Si who delivered material about “Flourishing Family”. “Flourishing is about individuals who are physically and mentally healthy and can function well in their personal and social lives due to collaborative activities between family members,” explained Tina. Therefore, the flourishing family can be interpreted as a family that can help solve existing challenges and problems.
In the last session, present as resource persons, namely Prof. Koentjoro, M.B.Sc., Ph.D who delivered about “Social Change and Social Psychology from the Industrial Revolution, Pandemic, to Chimerica”. “Our world is always changing and these changes result in changes that require us to adjust and adapt,” explained Koentjoro at the beginning of the presentation of the material. In addition, Koentjoro also conveyed 5 Aja from Sunan Kalijaga to deal with rapid changes, namely don’t be nervous, don’t be surprised, don’t be amused, don’t get excited, and don’t be dumb.