What is 'friendship recession'?

An episode of the Newstalk Breakfast podcast, hosted by Newstalk, titled "What is 'friendship recession'?" was published on September 24, 2024 and runs 6 minutes.

September 24, 2024 ·6m · Newstalk Breakfast

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New research, conducted by the Survey Centre of American life found that men are experiencing a particular form of isolation, coined as a “friendship recession”. The study also found that the percentage of men without any close friends jumped fivefold, from 3% to 15% since 1990.

Joining us now to discuss the reasons behind this “friendship recession” is Jill O'Mahony, Sociology Lecturer at South East Technological University.

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