Are we really becoming more isolated and less community minded?

03/03/2024 29 min
Are we really becoming more isolated and less community minded?

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Episode Synopsis


Social cohesion is under strain. The result, researchers say, of economic, political and work-based pressures. At the same time levels of volunteering are falling and people are showing far less willingness to take part in community-based activities. Some even fear our "cultural evolution" has been disrupted. That is, the process by which our interactions shape future cultural norms. It's complicated.