social isolation

noun

, Sociology.

1. a state or process in which persons, groups, or cultures lose or do not have communication or cooperation with one another, often resulting in open conflict.

Example Sentences

It is vital that trans people, a demographic who are disproportionately affected by social isolation and poor physical and mental health, are able to access football like anyone else.

From BBC

A new paper led by a Concordia researcher examines how social isolation, loneliness and frailty affect one another and the bidirectional relationship they exert as an individual gets older.

From Science Daily

They found that physical frailty can be an indicator of future social isolation over time and that loneliness may be both an antecedent and an outcome of frailty.

From Science Daily

"In six out of seven waves of data we examined, covering 18 years, we found that older adults with frailty are more likely to experience loneliness, and in five out of seven waves, social isolation," Mehrabi says.

From Science Daily

To measure social isolation, participants completed six measures asking if they were unmarried, lived alone, had less than monthly contact with their children or other family members or friends, and if they participated in organized activities such as groups, clubs or religious services less than once a month.

From Science Daily