Essays about: "lonely"

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  1. 1. The post pandemic future of Folkets hus as a social meeting point in Swedish small towns

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Olivia Sköld; [2023]
    Keywords : Folkets hus; Social meeting points; Displacement; Rurality; Social sustainability;

    Abstract : Many people in Sweden live in displacement, from refugees, migrants, unemployed, homeless, lonely elderly or other socially vulnerable groups. The current built environment in Sweden, especially the rural environment, is segregating different social classes including people of different ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. READ MORE

  3. 2. A glance at everyday life of New Elder Group in China: A case study of Xiamen, China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Jianmei Zhou; [2023]
    Keywords : everyday life; diversity of older people; New Elder Group; LaoPiaoZu; time-geographic approach; life course theory; Xiamen; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis targeted a new group in the transitioning Chinese society---the New Elder Group (NEG) --- at the private level, focusing on their everyday life. NEG refers to retired people who are relatively young (55-80), financially independent, and in good health. Their primary desires in everyday life is to “live a good every day”. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Default Mode Network’s Role in Perceived Social Isolation and Social Connection: A Systematic Review

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Elin Annerud Awrohum; [2022]
    Keywords : default mode network; perceived social isolation; loneliness; social connection;

    Abstract : Feelings of social connection are important to maintain physical and psychological well-being. Perceived social isolation, or loneliness, is the subjective experience of feeling socially isolated and may be a direct threat to our health. READ MORE

  5. 4. Emotional and social loneliness and differences in adult attachment profiles - a study of university students

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Linnéa Kohkoinen; Sofia Koivunen; [2022]
    Keywords : emotional loneliness; social loneliness; attachment profiles; university students; emotionell ensamhet; social ensamhet; anknytnings profiler; universitetsstudenter;

    Abstract : Research has shown that university students are extra vulnerable to experiencing loneliness because of the social, structural, and behavioral changes associated with starting to study at university. Studies have also shown that different attachment profiles can have an impact on an individual's experience of loneliness. READ MORE

  6. 5. Chasing the Unattainable: Manifestations of Desire in Selected Novels by Carson McCullers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Hans Ingvar Marmén; [2022]
    Keywords : Carson McCullers; Desire; Lacan; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The American author Carson McCullers’s often non-normative fictional characters typically desire something they cannot have and thus a pattern of nonreciprocal love and desire permeate much of her work. Earlier scholarship on her fiction has focused on themes of isolation as well as the element of symbolism but also psychological approaches including Freudian and Jungian perspectives have been taken. READ MORE