The lonely american drifting apart in the twenty first century paperback feb 1 2010 by jacqueline olds md author richard s schwartz md author 38 out of 5 stars 9 ratings see all formats and editions. Start by marking the lonely american drifting apart in the twenty first century as want to read the lonely american drifting apart in the twenty first century by jacqueline olds richard s schwartz 384 rating details 142 ratings 40 reviews in todays world it is more acceptable to be depressed than to be lonely yet loneliness appears to be the inevitable byproduct of . The lonely american drifting apart in the twenty first century amazonca olds jacqueline shaw joy books. The pull is the american pantheon of self reliant heroes who stand apart from the crowd p 11 since pioneer days americans have idealized the image of the lonely hero but great ideals can be used to hide ordinary failings. In the lonely american cutting edge research on the physiological and cognitive effects of social exclusion and emerging work in the neurobiology of attachment uncover startling sobering ripple effects of loneliness in areas as varied as physical health childrens emotional problems substance abuse and even global warming