Sociological Study of Loneliness: The Problem of Conceptual Model Development

Cover Page

Cite item

Abstract

The significance of the problem of loneliness is stipulated by the contemporary state of society. Being the subject matter of study of the most diverse disciplines, the problem of loneliness involves various interpretations. The sociological approach to the study of loneliness implies the creation of a conceptual model which can provide the basis for the empirical study of the given phenomenon. Different versions of the models involved are analyzed in the present article.

About the authors

Zh V Puzanova

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Author for correspondence.
Email: puzanova_zhv@pfur.ru

Кафедра социологии; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

References

  1. Mid M. Odinochestvo, samostoyatel'nost' i vzaimozavisimost' v kontekste kul'tury // Labirinty odinochestva. - M., 1989.
  2. Puzanova Zh. V. Odinochestvo (opyt filosofsko-sotsiologicheskogo analiza). - M., 1998.
  3. Sadler U.A., Dzhonson T.B. Ot odinochestva - k anomii // Labirinty odinochestva. - M., 1989.
  4. Bowman C.C. Loneliness and social change // American Journal of Psychiatry. - 1955. - № 112.
  5. Sullivan H.S. The interpersonal theory of psychiatry. - N.Y., 1953.
  6. Younger J.B. The Alienation of the Sufferer // Advanced Nursing Science. - 1995. - № 17.
  7. Flanders J.P. A General Systems Approach to Loneliness // Loneliness: A Source Book of Current Theory, Research, and Therapy. - N.Y., 1982.
  8. Leiderman P.H. Pathological loneliness: A psychodynamic interpretations // The anatomy of loneliness. - N.Y., 1980.
  9. Lopata H.Z. Loneliness: Forms and Components // Social Problems. - 1969. - № 17.
  10. Mijuskovic B.L. Loneliness in philosophy, psychology, and literature. - Assen, Netherlands, 1979.
  11. Perlman D., Peplau L.A. Toward a social psychology of loneliness // Personal relationships 3: Personal relationships in disorder. - L., 1981.
  12. Weiss R.S. Loneliness: The experience of emotional and social isolation. - Cambridge, 1973.
  13. Young J.E. Loneliness, Depression and Cognitive Therapy: Theory and Applications // Loneliness. A Source Book of Current Theory, Research, and Therapy. - N.Y., 1982.

Copyright (c) 2009 Puzanova

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This website uses cookies

You consent to our cookies if you continue to use our website.

About Cookies