Problem
Interpersonal estrangement
Other Names:
Dependence on interpersonal estrangementEstrangement
Estranged relatives
Nature:
Estrangement is a distancing from others with whom one might be expected to feel a relationship, such as family members or those in need. There is an increasing trend for bystanders to remain uninvolved in the event of some accident or emergency rather than help someone in trouble, particularly when other people are present. In part this is in order to avoid being drawn into complicated procedures whereby those assisting may be required to give evidence as witnesses (in the case of witnessed theft), in part in order to avoid physical danger (in the case of attack), and in part to avoid the risk of being sued for responsibility (in the case of assisting a wounded person prior to treatment in hospital).
Broader Problems:
ImmoralityPsychological alienation Narrower Problems:
Neglected relationsAbandoned relativesMultiple family jealousies Related Problems:
Decline of human relationship to nature Strategies:
Estranging othersHealing relationships Subject(s):
Social Activity → FriendshipSocietal Problems → Dependence
Society → Family
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
08.02.2022 – 06:19 CET