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I remind you that more than 1 in 10 Americans today have no close friends. Single-person households now make up 29% of all households — up from 13% in 1960. We are more socially isolated than ever before. These are important facts for businesses to know if they are to understand their customers, but they’re also important facts in and of themselves... See more

According to Robert Putnam, the decline in social cohesion is a complex issue with multiple contributing factors. These factors are interconnected and form a vicious cycle, making it difficult to isolate a single cause.

His research points to three main trends that mirror each other:

Political polarization: The increase in political division reflects... See more