Problem
Lack of intimate relationships
Other Names:
Lack of intimate friendsDependence on friendlessness
Friendless people
Friendlessness
Nature:
The nearly universal institution of close friendship is eroded by many forces in modern life, leading to loneliness, undue pressure on marriage to supply a partner's total needs for intimacy, accumulation of feelings of guilt and shame as friendship relationships are diminished and destroyed over the life of the individual, and resulting cynicism and decreasing possibilities for individual independence of judgement and action as the individual becomes more isolated. Though modern life supplies a person with a large number of acquaintances, colleagues and superficial friends, it tends to prevent those relationships from deepening into engagement and commitment because of the effects of personal, social, economic and physical mobility, among many other factors.
Incidence:
Students aged 10 to 15 years, who are in greatest need of intimate relationships are frequently placed in large impersonal schools incapable of meeting these needs.
Broader Problems:
Social neglectEmotional disorders Related Problems:
Maternal deprivation Aggravates:
LonelinessLow self esteemHarmful thoughtMental sufferingPsychological withdrawalEmotional dependency in marriage Strategies:
BefriendingBeing unfriendlyUsing friendlessnessProviding sufficient intimate relationshipsProviding sufficient intimate relationships Subject(s):
Social Activity → FriendshipSocietal Problems → Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
27.11.2017 – 18:27 CET