Another very interesting article. I would have thought both social isolation and perhaps more so loneliness, in later years, would also be considerably affected by gender and socio-economic status. For example, there have been studies showing how much better older women cope with divorce, separation or bereavement than men. Women have a genetic advantage, of course, in terms of longevity but maybe there are also some lessons for men in terms of how older women generally cope better with social isolation. Education and background must also count regarding the psychological side; as Solomon supposedly said: "A wise man is never alone".
Another very interesting article. I would have thought both social isolation and perhaps more so loneliness, in later years, would also be considerably affected by gender and socio-economic status. For example, there have been studies showing how much better older women cope with divorce, separation or bereavement than men. Women have a genetic advantage, of course, in terms of longevity but maybe there are also some lessons for men in terms of how older women generally cope better with social isolation. Education and background must also count regarding the psychological side; as Solomon supposedly said: "A wise man is never alone".