Social Isolation in Modern Society Contributor(s): Hortulanus, Roelof (Author), Machielse, Anja (Author), Meeuwesen, Ludwien (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415367689 ISBN-13: 9780415367684 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: Social contacts are of utmost importance for the personal and communal well-being of people. Social contacts constitute an elementary human need, are a considerable source of support and prove necessary for the integration and mutual commitment of people in society. Dues to processes of individualization and social fragmentation in modern western societies, social contacts have come under increasing pressure. Individuals are finding it increasingly hard to develop and maintain a meaningful personal network, and more and more people can be characterized as socially isolated, experiencing feelings of loneliness or not participating in society. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 302.545 |
LCCN: 2005009735 |
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.30 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: Social isolation has serious repercussions for people and communities across the globe, yet knowledge about this phenomenon has remained rather limited - until now. The first multidisciplinary study to explore this issue, Social Isolation in Modern Society integrates relevant research traditions in the social sciences and brings together sociological theories of social networks and psychological theories of feelings of loneliness. Both traditions are embedded in research, with the results of a large-scale international study being used to describe the extent, nature and divergent manifestations of social isolation. With a new approach to social inequality, this empirically based study includes concrete policy recommendations, and presents a clear insight into personal, social and socio-economic causes and the consequences of social isolation. |