The lonely american.

In today's world, it is more acceptable to be depressed than to be lonely-yet loneliness appears to be the inevitable byproduct of our frenetic contemporary lifestyle. According to the 2004 General Social Survey, one out of four Americans talked to no one about something of importance to them d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Olds, Jacqueline
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Beacon Press, 2009.
Temas:
Social isolation > United States.
Loneliness > United States.
Isolement social > États-Unis.
Solitude > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Loneliness
Social isolation
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: The Elephant in the Room
  • Chapter 2: Frantic without a Peep
  • Chapter 3: Self-Reliance
  • Chapter 4: Left Out
  • Chapter 5: Free at Last
  • Chapter 6: The Technology of Relationships
  • Chapter 7: Love and Marriagein a Busy World
  • Chapter 8: The Ripple Effects ofIncreasing Social Isolation
  • Chapter 9: Social Disconnection and the Mental Health Industry
  • Chapter 10: Staying Limber
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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