social isolation

American  

noun

Sociology.

1. a state or process in which persons, groups, or cultures lose or do not have communication or cooperation with one another, often resulting in open conflict.

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Example Sentences

It argues smartphones have "changed the shape of childhood" over the past 15 years and that parents often feel torn between allowing phone access or risking social isolation for their children.

From BBC

Maassarani operates several GP surgeries in Knowsley and Sefton and in 2009 set up the social isolation charity Care Merseyside.

From BBC

Grammy Award-winning artist, composer and producer Jacob Collier has told the BBC that singing together can combat social isolation in young people and "bypass the artificial digital boundaries created around us".

From BBC

NEPRA's mission is to reduce loneliness and social isolation and offer training and education opportunities.

From BBC

The result is lower life expectancy, more illness, social isolation and overall pessimism about our society.

From Salon