Social Isolation in Modern Society

by Anja Machielse, Machielse Anja, Ludwien Meeuwesen, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415543886
• ISBN13: 9780415543880
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"