Nigeria: Honestly, Social Distancing Has Been Terrible for Nigeria and the World

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(Post-Covid-19) A world revolution to a higher social order, a world order, or utter downfall lies before us all. - H. G. WELLS

The Cambridge dictionary defines social distancing as the practice of keeping away from other people as much as possible. In sociological literature, it is understood as the extent to which individuals or groups are removed from or excluded from participating in one another's lives. Most sociological analysis of social distancing is about how class, race and caste have evolved to exclude social groups from interaction with one another. Slavery, caste differentiation in societies such as India, apartheid in South Africa, racism is southern United States and class division in the United Kingdom are enduring examples of social distancing that have been studied extensively.

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