Comments on: Americans growing more socially isolated http://www.rationalcontemporary.com/archives/105 Personal webpage of Joshuah Stolaroff Sun, 17 May 2009 01:05:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: joshuah http://www.rationalcontemporary.com/archives/105/comment-page-1#comment-236 joshuah Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:04:59 +0000 http://www.rationalcontemporary.com/archives/105#comment-236 Ah yes. The problem with marriage is that we are relying to heavily on it for social support while severing ties to the community. And we sever ties to the community because increases in working hours leave us no time or energy to socialize. You can add that economic explanation to the list of possible interpretations of this study. Ah yes. The problem with marriage is that we are relying to heavily on it for social support while severing ties to the community. And we sever ties to the community because increases in working hours leave us no time or energy to socialize. You can add that economic explanation to the list of possible interpretations of this study.

]]> By: Genug http://www.rationalcontemporary.com/archives/105/comment-page-1#comment-233 Genug Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:39:55 +0000 http://www.rationalcontemporary.com/archives/105#comment-233 There was an interesting Op-Ed related to this study in November. It draws a connection between the decline in close friendships and an increased focus on one's spouse: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/opinion/07coontz.html?ex=1320555600&en=dd470f93d7bfd361&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss If you can't view it, I can email you the text. There was an interesting Op-Ed related to this study in November. It draws a connection between the decline in close friendships and an increased focus on one’s spouse:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/07/opinion/07coontz.html?ex=1320555600&en=dd470f93d7bfd361&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

If you can’t view it, I can email you the text.

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