The lonely American : drifting apart in the twenty-first century / Jacqueline Olds and Richard S. Schwartz.

Author: Olds, Jacqueline.

Imprint:Boston : Beacon Press, c2009.

Description228 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:The elephant in the room -- Frantic without a peep: busyness as a virtue and a curse -- Self-reliance: do lonesome cowboys sing the blues? -- Left out: an organism under stress -- Free at last: American living arrangements -- The technology of relationships: a brief review -- Love and marriage in a busy world -- The ripple effects of increasing social isolation -- Social disconnection and the mental health industry -- Staying limber.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.

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