On Our Own: Social Distance, Physical Loneliness, and Structural Isolation in the COVID-19 Pandemic | Social Problems | Oxford Academic

Eric Klinenberg, Jenny K Leigh, On Our Own: Social Distance, Physical Loneliness, and Structural Isolation in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Problems, 2023;, spad003, https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad003 Eric Klinenberg, Jenny K Leigh, On Our Own: Social Distance, Physical Loneliness, and Structural Isolation in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Problems, 2023;, spad003, https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad003 The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic were defined by distance and isolation, raising concerns about widespread loneliness. Drawing on 55 in-depth interviews with residents of New York City who lived alone during the first wave of the pandemic, this article examines the experience of living alone and dealing with loneliness during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, asking: What are the specific aspects of being or feeling alone that cause distress? Four key themes emerged from the interviews. First, although most interviewees reported experiencing loneliness at some poi

Eric Klinenberg, Jenny K Leigh, On Our Own: Social Distance, Physical Loneliness, and Structural Isolation in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Problems, 2023;, spad003, https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad003 Eric Klinenberg, Jenny K Leigh, On Our Own: Social Distance, Physical Loneliness, and Structural Isolation in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Problems, 2023;, spad003, https://doi.org/10.1093/socpro/spad003 The early months of the COVID-19 pandemic were defined by distance and isolation, raising concerns about widespread loneliness. Drawing on 55 in-depth interviews with residents of New York C