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...individual therapy for patients. It requires addressing larger, society-based issues. "People are not going to realize that there is almost a wave of loneliness that is being propagated by people two or three connections removed from them," says Dr. Richard Suzman, director of the division of behavioral and social research at the National Institute on Aging, which funded the study. "This does suggest that one has got to look at both the network and individual simultaneously when you try to repair what seems to be a cascading, spiraling descent in which loneliness gets increasingly paired with isolation...
That strategy may mean looking at things such as community design or social-support networks that allow some populations to keep all their members hovering near the center of their networks, rather than drifting to the edges. It's not necessarily the number of connections people have that matters but the quality of them. Communities that encourage regular interaction among its members, either through regular gatherings or mutually beneficial projects that require everyone's input, for example, are more likely to foster stronger, more meaningful connections than those that don't encourage social investment. "Ultimately, what we hope...
...believe in media as a form of social change and as a way to raise awareness through telling an engaging and informative story,” Deol said...
Khazei, a prominent social entrepreneur, was the top choice among just 14 percent of likely voters, tying with Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen G. Pagliuca, who is a 1982 graduate of the Harvard Business School...
...going to win. There is no doubt in my mind,” said Sam B. Novey ’11, who serves as the Social Media Organizer for the campaign...