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Young and lonely : the social conditions of loneliness /

"Anchored in accounts of young people's personal experiences of loneliness, this book addresses important questions about tackling today's epidemic of loneliness among young people. It explores experiences of loneliness in early life, how it is navigated when first encountered and con...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Batsleer, Janet (Author), Duggan, James (Research fellow) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2021.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Animate, attune, amplify
  • 2. Finding oneself a loneliness agenda
  • 3. I'm new here: creating a new research project and a young person led research agenda
  • Part I: The social conditions of loneliness
  • 4. Loneliness and poverty
  • 5. Being an outsider
  • 6. The education system, aspiration and loneliness
  • Part II: The experience of loneliness
  • 7. Transitions
  • 8. Loss, grief and loneliness
  • 9. Being left out
  • 10. Online spaces and connection
  • Part III: Building friendship and connection
  • 11. Asking for help and offering connection
  • 12. Youth work as method
  • 13. Creativity and solidarity as method: the example of Missing and other stories
  • 14. New ways for thinking and feeling loneliness