The Bloomsbury Handbook of Solitude, Silence and Loneliness

by Julian Stern (Editor), Christopher A. Sink (Editor), Wong Ping Ho (Editor), Malgorzata Walejko (Editor)

Overview

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Solitude, Silence and Loneliness is the first major account integrating research on solitude, silence and loneliness from across academic disciplines and across the lifespan. The editors explore how being alone – in its different forms, positive and negative, as solitude, silence and loneliness – is learned and developed, and how it is experienced in childhood and youth, adulthood and old age. Philosophical, psychological, historical, cultural and religious issues are addressed by distinguished scholars from Europe, North and Latin America, and Asia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350244603
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/28/2023
Series:	Bloomsbury Handbooks
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

Christopher A. Sink is Research Associate, Western Washington University Department of Psychology, USA.

Wong Ping Ho is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of International Education at The Education University of Hong Kong (formerly the Hong Kong Institute of Education), China.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Foreword, Olivia Sagan (Queen Margaret University, UK)
Introduction: Personhood, Alone and Together, Julian Stern (Bishop Grosseteste University, UK)
Part I: Solitude
Part I Introduction, Malgorzata Walejko (University of Szczecin, Poland)
1. The Philosophy of Solitude, Piotr Domeracki (University in Torun, Poland)
2. Schooling and Solitude, Helen Lees (Editor-in-Chief, Other Education: A Jourbanal of Alternative Education)
3. Solitude Practices in the Context of Catholic Education, Michael Buchanan (Australian Catholic
University, Australia)
4. Solitude in Nature, Amanda Fulford (Edge Hill University, UK)
5. Working Solitude: The Value of Wilderness Time of Leaders and Would-Be Leaders, David Weir (York St John University, UK)
6. The Politics of Solitude, Henrieta Serban (Romanian Academy, Romania) and Aleksander Cywinski (University of Szczecin, Poland)
7. The Art, Music and Literature of Solitude, Julian Stern (Bishop Grosseteste University, UK)
8. Solitude as a Spiritual Practice: Perspectives from the Chinese Tradition, Wong Ping Ho (The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)
9. Solitude and Religion: The Space Between, Gillian Simpson (York St John University, UK)
Part II: Silence
Part II Introduction, Wong Ping Ho (The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)
10. Children and Silence, Richard Cleveland (Georgia Southern University, USA)
11. Multifaceted Silences in Adolescence: Implications for Social Cognition and Mental Health, Sandra Bosacki (Brock University, Canada)
12. Creativity, Concentration and Silence, Teresa Olearczyk (Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Poland)
13. Silence and Sexuality in School Settings: A Transnational Perspective, Helen Sauntson (York St John University, UK) and Rodrigo Borba (University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
14. Silence and Educational Places and Spaces, Eva Alerby (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
15. The Quiet Professional: On Being Alone/Together in Higher Education, Anne Pirrie (University of the West of Scotland, UK) and Nini Fang (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Part III: Loneliness
Part III Introduction, Christopher A. Sink (Western Washington University, USA)
16. Consciousness and Loneliness, Ben Lazare Mijusovic (California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA)
17. The Psychological Implications of Loneliness, Christopher A. Sink (Old Dominion University, USA)
18. Loneliness in Childhood, Sivan George-Levi (Bar-Ilan University, Israel), Tomer Schmidt-Barad (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) and Malka Margalit (Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
19. Adult Loneliness, Elzbieta Dubas (University of Lodz, Poland)
20. The Morality of Loneliness, Jaroslaw Horowski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland)
21. Loneliness and Dementia: The Role of Communication, Alison Wray (Cardiff University, UK)
22. Loneliness and Care of the Elderly, Rafal Iwanski (University of Szczecin, Poland)
23. Mortality and Loneliness: Towards Less-Lonely Grief, Sarah James (University of Hull,
UK) and Piotr Krakowiak (University of Torun, Poland)
Conclusion: Lifelong Learning of Aloneness, Julian Stern (Bishop Grosseteste University, UK)
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

The major strength of the handbook is an inclusive attempt to bring together so many fresh perspectives on these areas in nuances and with thought-provoking complexity ... The book is abounding in rewarding insights and fresh, stimulating contemplations. I highly recommend this work for both academic learning and pleasure reading.” —Jourbanal of Silence Studies in Education

“This handbook invites us to think about solitude and loneliness in a variety of ways, sometimes converging and sometimes diverging in a very productive and stimulating way.” —Noah W. Sobe, Professor of Cultural and Educational Policy Studies, Loyola University Chicago, USA

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