Sociologist Rozhdestvenskaya: masculine culture leads to male lonelinesstranslated
Men are increasingly faced with a lack of close friends and trusted relationships, and the problem affects different age groups. One reason is the traditional idea of masculinity, which involves emotional restraint and a reluctance to show weakness. Elena Rozhdestvenskaya, professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, spoke about this in an interview with Lenta.ru.
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The scale of the problem reflects the results of foreign studies. According to the American Public Opinion Research Center, in 2021, at least 15% of men in the United States reported having no friends at all. Another survey found that in 2023, 63% of American men aged 18 to 29 were not in a romantic relationship. Among representatives of other age groups, this figure was about 25%. In Russia, VTsIOM also recorded a significant increase in the number of one-person households.
Rozhdestvenskaya explained that men and women maintain social connections differently. Men's friendships are more often built around joint activities and interests, while women pay more attention to emotional...
