How boys & men seek and sustain social connection
The myth of male loneliness?
Over the past few months, we’ve seen a useful correction to the discourse about the so-called male loneliness epidemic.
My colleagues Isaac Bledsoe and Ben Smith found that social isolation has increased among both men and women. In most surveys, young women actually report slightly more loneliness than young men.
Sam Pressler notes that “the actual crisis of disconnection in America falls largely on the shoulders of men without college degrees.”
The statistical explanation is straightforward: Americans without degrees are significantly less connected to friends…
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