Social isolation

Roughly forty percent of people suffer from some form of loneliness or social isolation. While one can be socially active, if his or her social interactions are meaningless or superficial, he or she will still face loneliness. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, readers see great examples of loneliness and social isolation such as being the only black person or the only female even though these characters are constantly with people. The main characters, Lennie and George, are both…

Stigmas, Social exclusion and Isolation associated with HIV/AIDS: People who are living with HIV/AIDS have to face a tremendous amount of stigma, discrimination and social exclusion and isolation due to their underlying condition. These discriminations and stigmas can manifest themselves at various levels like in the family by the members of the family, in the surrounding society and at work place etc. There have been various studies which have proved that having an HIV positive status leads to…

Social isolation is a main factor that causes stress among international students. Firstly, international students have less communication with one another and often cause them to become lonely. Communication is paramount in our lives, we cannot live without it. Recently, international students experience a lack of socialisation. According to (James et al. 2010), international students have less social interaction with locals resulting in a lack of confidence (Lyons, 2011). If students lack…

are many different communities with different social values. While there are “rules” that almost everyone can agree on, such as murder or taking another’s property is wrong, there are several rules that, from inside a community, seem immutable or common sense, but from the outside they are flippant, arbitrary, and restricted. In the story “Good People” David Foster Wallace uses the circumstances of an unplanned pregnancy to examine the social isolation that can occur inside of religious…

Social Isolation or Education Game-Changer? At age 18, Alecia Faith Pennington decided to break free. Even though it was September, the heat was blistering in Texas and Faith felt it bright on her back as she jumped into her grandparents car. “This is it,” she thought, “this is the start of my new life.” Little did she know that freedom might be just as hard to find outside her childhood home. Faith was raised and homeschooled in a conservative household, and as well as being isolated from…

Social Media has changed our lives completely, people communicate so much more through the keyboard instead of picking up the phone. Relationships can suffer from the lack of real communication, although some friendships grow after seeing a quick message of hello. It can help people who are socially isolate or shy connect with people; on the other hand, it is correlated with personality and brain disorders such as the need for instant gratification, ADHD and addictive personalities. One simple…

through social media. It is not just kids who know about social media, there is a significant amount of adults who are on social media. Perrin (2015) explains that there is an estimated amount of 76 percent of adults who use social media. They use social media to keep in contact with old friends, business related, or to build new relationships. Adults are using the same social media site as adolescents. With this many people using social media and the amount of time people spend on social…

What is loneliness? According to the dictionary, the definition of loneliness is sadness due to having no friends or company or being in isolation. Loneliness is a complicated emotion; everyone is a little afraid of loneliness and everyone feels it. It is an emotion that everyone experiences during their life. A person can feel lonely if he/she is alone or in a crowded room. However, the dictionary definition of loneliness is partially correct. Feeling lonely is not the same as being alone.…

benefitting at the expense of our jeopardization. Social media’s greatest intervention in the the personal lives of naive adolescents is seen through the full effects of cyberbullying. Coyl implies that Cyberbullying is an ever growing issue among the young community. The emotional status and reputation of children is challenged daily by the use of social media through posts and even personal conversation (Coyl 405). As a result of the harm that ties into social media’s use, children can undergo…

Previous research suggests that loneliness depiction is inversely related to social desirability, such that individuals depicted as lonely are viewed as flawed or inadequate. One previous study administered the UCLA Loneliness Scale to 275 undergraduates and asked participants to judge individuals representative of lonely and non-lonely individuals. Researchers discovered that the results were indicative of the social stigma of loneliness and that lonely individuals were less accepted and viewed…