Loneliness affects quality of life, life satisfaction, and well-being, and it is associated with various health problems, both somatic and mental. This book takes an international and interdisciplinary approach to the study of loneliness, identifying and bridging the gaps in academic research on loneliness, and creating new research pathways. Focusing in particular on loneliness in the context of new and emergent communication technologies, it provides a wide range of theoretical and methodological perspectives and will contribute to the re-evaluation of the way we understand and research this contemporary global phenomenon.
Author(s): Bianca Fox
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 349
Tags: Social Media, Emotions, Loneliness, Networked Society
Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii
An Introduction to Emotions and Loneliness in a Networked Society (Bianca Fox)....Pages 1-9
Front Matter ....Pages 11-11
Emotions in the Public Sphere: Networked Solidarity, Technology and Social Ties (Emiliana De Blasio, Donatella Selva)....Pages 13-44
Mediatised Emotions: A Framework for Understanding the Display of Affect in the Network Society (Javier Serrano-Puche, Leonor Solís Rojas)....Pages 45-68
Communication of Loneliness Emotions in the Online Vlogs and Their Moral Value (Skaidrīte Lasmane, Kristīne Antonova)....Pages 69-86
Connected Emotions on Tinder: The Development of Social Skills and a Digital Self Among Users from Mexico City and Madrid (Rodrigo Alonso Cardoso-González)....Pages 87-111
Front Matter ....Pages 113-113
Loneliness Essentialism and Mental Illness Stigmatization (Sanae Elmoudden)....Pages 115-134
Media Representation of Loneliness in China (Ling Qiu, Xin Liu)....Pages 135-154
Making Sense of The Lonely Crowd, Today: Youth, Emotions and Loneliness in a Networked Society (Rosalina Pisco Costa, Paulo Infante, Anabela Afonso, Gonçalo Jacinto)....Pages 155-178
Lonelier Than Ever? Romania’s Forgotten Seniors (Valentina Marinescu, Ecaterina Balica)....Pages 179-200
Experiences of Loneliness: People with a Learning Disability and Barriers to Community Inclusion (Liz Tilly)....Pages 201-221
Emotions of Belonging and Playing Families Across Borders in Sub-Saharan Africa (Khanyile Mlotshwa)....Pages 223-238
Loneliness as an Activation Strategy in Narratives of Contemporary Advertising (Dennis A. Olsen)....Pages 239-251
Lonely Indian Housewives: Gendered Portrayal of Loneliness in Bollywood Cinema ( Arundhathi, Sarah Zia)....Pages 253-268
Front Matter ....Pages 269-269
Online Connectedness as a Cure for Loneliness? (Bina Nir, Yaron Ariel)....Pages 271-282
Biodigital Influencers: A New Alternative for Fighting Loneliness (Marie-Nathalie Jauffret, Vanessa Landaverde Kastberg)....Pages 283-307
Loneliness and Social Media: A Qualitative Investigation of Young People’s Motivations for Use, and Perceptions of Social Networking Sites (Bianca Fox)....Pages 309-331
Back Matter ....Pages 333-338
