Investigating the Effect of Covid-19 on the Social Functions of Third PlacesThe Case Study of Cafes in Tabriz

Third places, with the help of their characteristics, create stability and increase resilience in cities. They have a high support capability in times of crisis and are effective in the social stability of the society. When the emerging crisis disrupts the support role of the third place, the potential for public assistance and unity in the face of the crisis is reduced. The outbreak of the Covid-19 virus is an example of this crisis, which can weaken social stability due to the mandatory restrictions that come with it, in addition to the health problems imposed on society. Cafes are a concrete example of third places that, with the aim of the pathology of the covid-19 pandemic on social stability formed by them, in the present study, the effect of five components of weakening the economy, fear of disease, decreasing social interactions, decreasing the sense of place and decreasing accessibility on the weakening of stability was investigated. Social security was paid due to covid-19. The research method is descriptive-analytical and correlational. The questionnaire was designed in the Likert scale and AMOSE software and structural equation analysis method were used for data analysis. The number of usable samples according to Cochran's formula and Morgan's table is 392 samples. The results of the research showed that the fear of disease with 99% confidence with a standardized coefficient of 0.468% has the greatest effect on reducing social stability. Also, the two components of decreasing social interactions and decreasing accessibility with 95% confidence, respectively, with standard coefficients of 0.160 and 0.056%, after the component of fear of disease, have the greatest direct effect in weakening the social stability formed by cafes in Tabriz city. have. The effect of the components of the sense of place with a coefficient of -0.236 due to the effect on the fear of disease and the economy with an effective coefficient of 0.067 on the social stability formed in cafes is indirect.