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The lonely century : how to restore human connection in a world that's pulling apart / by Hertz, Noreena,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An economist takes on the most urgent social issue of our time, exploring the evolution of the global loneliness crisis, the sweeping impact of social isolation during the coronavirus, and the opportunities a post-Covid world presents to reverse these trends-by finding new ways to reconnect with each other, our communities, and even our democracy. Even before the global pandemic brought terms like "social distancing" into the vernacular, loneliness was well on its way to becoming the defining trait of the twenty-first century. Today, nearly half of adults in the United States report feeling lonely, and more than twenty percent of millennials say they have "no friends at all." All around us, the fabric of community is unraveling. And technology isn't the lone culprit. Rather, the crisis stems from the dismantling of civic institutions, the radical reorganization of the workplace, mass urban migration, and decades of neoliberal policies that placed self-interest above the collective good. On one hand, the prolonged period spent under lockdown has accelerated these trends: from remote work to contactless commerce to the hollowing out of shared public spaces. On the other, it has sharpened our awareness of the toll isolation takes on our families, our communities, and our mental health. This is not merely a mental health crisis. Loneliness increases our risk of heart disease, cancer, and dementia. Statistically, it's as bad for our health as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. It's also an economic crisis, costing us billions annually. And it's a political crisis, as feelings of marginalization fuel divisiveness and extremism around the world. In The Lonely Century, readers accompany Hertz as she "rents a friend" in Manhattan, attends a "how to read a face" class at an Ivy League university, and meets Japanese nursing home residents who knit bonnets for their robot caregivers. Along the way, she urges us to ask ourselves what kind of world we want to create, post-pandemic: one where we retreat further into our self-isolating bubbles and remain ever-fearful of others, or one where we are more committed to reconnecting with one another, and with the democratic process itself. From compassionate AI to new models for urban living to the ingenuity unleashed in finding new ways to stay connected in the era of social distancing, The Lonely Century offers a hopeful vision for how to heal our fractured communities and restore connection in our lives. In the wake of Covid-19, this is not only more urgent, but more possible than ever"--
Subjects: Interpersonal relations.; Loneliness; Social media; Loneliness;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Digital madness : how social media is driving our mental health crisis-and how to restore our sanity / by Kardaras, Nicholas,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From the author of the provocative and influential Glow Kids: Revolutionary research that reveals technology's damaging effect on mental illness and suicide rates--and offers a way out. Dr. Nicholas Kardaras is at the forefront of researchers sounding the alarm about the impact of excessive technology on younger brains. In Glow Kids, he described what screen time does to children, calling it "digital heroin". Now, in Digital Madness, Dr. Kardaras turns his attention to our teens and young adults. For them, the digital world is a bubble of content you're meant to "like" or "dislike." Two choices might be considered easy, but just how detrimental is this binary thinking to mental health? From body image to politics to personal relationships to decisions, the world doesn't exist in an "up or down," "black or white," "good or bad" dynamic, and social media shouldn't either. Digital Madness explores how technology promotes sedentary isolation, polarization, rewards extremes on both sides, and has spawned a mental health and suicide pandemic from which enormous corporations profit. Dr. Kardaras offers a path out of our crisis, using examples from classical philosophy that encourage resilience, critical thinking, concentration, and other beneficial habits of mind. Digital Madness is a crucial book for parents, educators, therapists, public health professionals, and policymakers who are searching for ways to restore our young people's mental and physical health"--
Subjects: Information technology; Social media; Well-being.; Information technology;
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Tribe : on homecoming and belonging / by Junger, Sebastian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Social groups; Group identity.; Tribes.;
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Hide and seek / by Mlynowski, Sarah.; Myracle, Lauren,1969-; Jenkins, Emily,1967-;
Nory and her best friends are forced to relocate to prestigious Sage Academy after a flood. Nory doesn't feel like she fits in at the academy, and she has to figure out where she belongs.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Magic; Belonging (Social psychology); Friendship; Shapeshifting; Schools; Floods;
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As Prescribed. by Hardman, Holly,film director.; Video Project (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Video Project in 2022.Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, Ativan — all belong to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines aka benzos. Commonly prescribed as treatments beyond their approved uses, news and entertainment media portray them in terms of either addiction and abuse or as innocuous medications that help relax nerves. AS PRESCRIBED documents a strikingly different narrative, following eye-opening stories amidst a mis-prescription epidemic resulting in illness and injury for countless patients.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Psychology.; Medicine.; Health.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.;
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Nurturing the ‘Art’ in the Art of Therapy. by Rubin, Judith,actor.; Yalom, Victor,actor.; Psychotherapy.net (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Judith Rubin, Victor YalomOriginally produced by Psychotherapy.net in 2024.This is your chance to sit in on a conversation with art therapy pioneer, Judy Rubin, PhD, and Psychotherapy.net founder, Victor Yalom as they discuss the power of artistic expression in therapy. Dr. Rubin shares stories of her life’s work as an art therapist, including techniques and various media she used to help clients get in touch with themselves. You'll discover simple ways of bringing art into therapy and give your clients new ways of expressing themselves. Help your client access parts of themselves they might otherwise be unable to and give them the opportunity to explore gifts, talents, and strengths that they (and you) are unaware of.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Psychology.; Instructional films.; Mental health.; Health.; Documentary films.; Mental illness.;
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Out of this world / by Wooding, Chris,1977-;
Twelve-year-old Jack is almost killed by intergalactic beings when he is mistaken for precocious superspy Gradius Clench, and his only chance for survival is to team up with a ragtag group of alien bounty hunters.Ages 12-8.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Science fiction.; Mistaken identity; Human-alien encounters; Interplanetary voyages; Belonging (Social psychology);
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Scary bird / by Streich, Michel.;
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Subjects: Birds; Emigration and immigration; Difference (Psychology); Belonging (Social psychology); Xenophobia; Fear;
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Sweetness in the skin : a novel / by Robinson, Ishi,author.;
Pumkin Patterson lives in a tiny two-room house in Kingston, Jamaica, with her grandmother, who wants to improve the family's social standing; her Aunt Sophie, who wants to take Pumkin with her to a new life in Paris; and her mother, Paulette, who wants to keep her at home out of spite. When Aunt Sophie decides to move to France for work, she promises to send for her niece in one year's time. All Pumkin has to do is pass her French entrance exam so she can attend school there. But when Pumkin's grandmother dies--the household's fortunes take a turn for the worse. Somehow, Pumkin must find a way to raise the money to take her French exam. In a moment of ingenuity, she decides to turn her passion for baking into a true business. Selling batches of sweet-potato pudding, coconut drops and chocolate cakes, Pumkin begins raising the money she needs. But when her mother finds out that Pumkin wants to leave, she does all she can to sabotage her daughter's plans. Sweetness in the Skin is a funny and heartbreaking story about a young girl figuring out who she is, what she is capable of--and where she truly belongs.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Baking; Belonging (Social psychology); Dysfunctional families; Girls; Identity (Psychology); Teenage girls;
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Win bigly : persuasion in a world where facts don't matter / by Adams, Scott,1957-author.;
Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; Persuasion (Psychology); Blogs; Deception; Truthfulness and falsehood; Social psychology;
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