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Yes and the remaining one (and often the only one) is family. For many people workplace and neighbourhood have no sense of community at all and if you are sing
by borplk 8y ago
Yes and the remaining one (and often the only one) is family.
For many people workplace and neighbourhood have no sense of community at all and if you are single as well effectively you have no one to fall back to.
Sure you can go to a coffee shop with your gym friend or coworker once in a while but when you seriously need someone like if you get sick or need a shoulder to cry on it's not going to work with people with whom you don't have a intimate high priority relationship like partner or family.
- jboles 8y agoCould this be related to the recent rise in tribalism and identity politics in American culture? In the sense that, without genuine connections to other people, some people focus on superficial characteristics as a way of belonging?
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Could this be related to the recent rise in tribalism and identity politics in American culture? No, because there is no recent rise in tribalism and identity politics in American culture. There is a recent rise in people who aren't sociologists, political scientists, and lay observers with intense interest in those fields talking about the tribalism and identity politics that have long prominently featured in American culture, but that's not the same thing.