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Neighborhood ties fade in urban life concerns rise
A 1970s sociologist warns neighboring is shrinking as urban life, mobility and gadgets erode porch chats and community care. Loneliness grows, especially among the elderly, widows, and newcomers, with surveys noting high rates of isolation. The piece invites renewed neighborly effort amid changing social fabric.
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Neighboring
Lewis McNurlen
Drake University Department of Sociology
McNurley