Alone in the crowd

• Autores: Moya Sarner
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3135, 2017, págs. 30-33
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Loneliness is often assumed to be a problem of social isolation, one that predominantly affects the elderly, or vulnerable people with no friends and family who rarely leave home. Perhaps the most well reported statistic is that nearly half of people aged 65 and over say the television is their main source of company. Yet loneliness may have very little to do with being on our own, or having few friends, even if this is how it is often defined. Here, Sarner discusses ways that people can overcome loneliness