LONELY LIFE/SINGLISM IN CONTEMPORARY POLISH SOCIETY. FREE CHOICE VERSUS UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES Cover Image

ZJAWISKO SINGLIZMU WE WSPÓŁCZESNYM SPOŁECZEŃSTWIE POLSKIM. WOLNY WYBÓR VERSUS OKOLICZNOŚCI LOSOWE
LONELY LIFE/SINGLISM IN CONTEMPORARY POLISH SOCIETY. FREE CHOICE VERSUS UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES

Author(s): Patryk Barszcz
Subject(s): Psychology, Sociology, Social psychology and group interaction, Social development, Family and social welfare
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)
Keywords: singlism; lonely life; rational choice; unfortunate circumstances;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents different reasons for the phenomenon of living a lonely life in contemporary Polish society. The main aim of addressing this subject is to illustrate the opposing causes of such a lifestyle and answer the question whether singlism is the result of a person’s free choice or whether it is conditioned by unfortunate circumstances such as, for example, death of a wife or husband, divorce or abandonment.

  • Issue Year: 39/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 75-86
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish