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In the past year, loneliness, isolation, and a lack of connection have all been declared as causes of a major public health crisis, ... By prioritising third places in cities, and thereby ...
Broadly, this growing lack of social exposure is terrible for us and terrible for democracy. Using the voter registration data of 180 million U.S. voters, Harvard researchers Jacob R. Brown and ...
The "second place" is the workplace—where people may actually spend most of their waking time. Third places, then, are "anchors" of community life and facilitate and foster broader, more creative interaction. [1] In other words, "your third place is where you relax in public, where you encounter familiar faces and make new acquaintances." [2]
The post What is a third place, and why has it practically disappeared? appeared first on In The Know. Coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg, the third place is a physical location that facilitates ...
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community is a 2000 nonfiction book by Robert D. Putnam.It was developed from his 1995 essay entitled "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital".
Ray Oldenburg (April 7, 1932 – November 21, 2022) was an American urban sociologist who is known for writing about the importance of informal public gathering places for a functioning civil society, democracy, and civic engagement.
Celebrating The Third Place, subtitled: Inspiring Stories About The Great Good Places at the Heart of Our Communities, is a 2001 book by Ray Oldenburg. The book follows his 1989 book The Great Good Place which introduced the term "Third place" and is a collage of 19 essays which tell stories of active third places in the heart of communities.
Do you have a third place? Here's what that really means, how to find one, plus why it's important to have one from a mental health standpoint.