Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-211) and index.
Contents
The elephant in the room -- Frantic without a peep: busyness as a virtue and a curse -- Self-reliance: do lonesome cowboys sing the blues? -- Left out: an organism under stress -- Free at last: American living arrangements -- The technology of relationships: a brief review -- Love and marriage in a busy world -- The ripple effects of increasing social isolation -- Social disconnection and the mental health industry -- Staying limber.
