Young and Lonely: The Social Conditions of Loneliness

by Janet Batsleer and James Duggan

Though we tend to think of youth as a time of connection and involvement, loneliness is an acute problem for young people today. This book presents evidence of young people's experience of loneliness and connection and sets them in the context of long-standing cultural and historical discussions of loneliness and solitude, friendship and belonging. Young and Lonely argues that loneliness should not be considered only or even primarily as a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447355350
• ISBN13: 9781447355359
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"