Problem
Social isolation
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Social division between individual and communitySocial distance
Social gap
Self-created isolationism
Nature:
The present-day tendency is for the individual and the community each to operate primarily for their own respective interests; the individual rarely sees himself as responsible for the community and the community does not represent all its individuals. There is resultant lack of mutual concern and involvement and neither party benefits fully. Social isolation can also arise because the person had disabilities which make it difficult for her to function in the community. Formerly institutionalized people, widows and widowers and others who have lost a real or de facto family, may suffer social isolation.
Broader Problems:
IsolationSocial divisions Narrower Problems:
LonelinessLack of social contactUnbridled individualismSocial isolation as tortureSocial isolation of quarantineLimited spheres of relationshipSocial isolation of the elderlyFragmented social responsibilitySocial isolation of women at homeHousehold segregation by age groupRefusal of families to participatePersonal isolation in modern communitiesLimited horizons produced by survival livingDisengagement of citizens from community activitiesNon-participation of youth in decision-making bodiesExcessive intensification of parent-child relationshipInadequate interface between fundamentally different societies Aggravates:
SuicideAnti-community attitudesUndemocratic policy-makingLimited community responsibility of adults Strategies:
Uniting communitiesDividing individual and communityBridging the social gapIsolating sociallyBreaking down social isolation Subject(s):
Individuation → Individuation Innovative change → Appropriateness
Societal Problems → Isolation
Society → Communities
Society → Individuals
Society → Social
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST