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According to the German Center of Gerontology (DZA), over 20 percent of Germans over the age of 70 are in regular contact with only one person -- or nobody. One in four receives a visit less than once a month from friends and acquaintances, and nearly one in 10 is not visited by anyone anymore. Many old people have no one who still addresses them by their first name or asks them how they are doing. For many of them, soap opera actors have become a kind of substitute family.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-faces-epidemic-of-lonely-and-isolated-seniors-a-876635.html Alone by the Millions: Isolation Crisis Threatens German Seniors] By Guido Kleinhubbert and Antje Windmann</ref>}} | According to the German Center of Gerontology (DZA), over 20 percent of Germans over the age of 70 are in regular contact with only one person -- or nobody. One in four receives a visit less than once a month from friends and acquaintances, and nearly one in 10 is not visited by anyone anymore. Many old people have no one who still addresses them by their first name or asks them how they are doing. For many of them, soap opera actors have become a kind of substitute family.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-faces-epidemic-of-lonely-and-isolated-seniors-a-876635.html Alone by the Millions: Isolation Crisis Threatens German Seniors] By Guido Kleinhubbert and Antje Windmann</ref>}} | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Atheism and loneliness]] | ||
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| + | *[[Atheism and marriage]] | ||
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| + | *[[Atheist marriages]] | ||
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| + | *[[Atheism and interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and social intelligence]] | ||
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| + | *[[Atheism and interpersonal intelligence|Atheism and emotional intelligence]] | ||
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| + | *[[Godless England and loneliness]] | ||
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| + | *[[Atheism and bitterness]] | ||
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| + | *[[Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/15/travel/japan-moomin-cafe/ Japan's 'anti-loneliness' cafe goes viral] | ||
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| + | *[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/japanese-company-unveils-anti-loneliness-hugging-chair-article-1.1961401 Japanese company unveils 'anti-loneliness' hugging chair that 'makes you feel safe'] | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
| + | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Atheism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Sociology]] | ||
Revision as of 15:52, March 2, 2015
Germany is one of the most atheistic countries in the world and the website adherents.com reports that 41-49% of Germans are agnostics/atheists/non-believers in God.[2] In addition, Germany has the highest rates of belief in evolution in the world.[3] In 2005, it was estimated that 70% of Germans believed in evolution.[4]
Atheistic Germany and loneliness
In 2013, Spiegal Online International reported: More than 2 million men and women in Germany over the age of 80 live alone, and most of them ended up isolated when their spouses died. Experts anticipate that their numbers will grow considerably thanks to today's increasing life expectancy. A study by Germany's Allensbach Institute finds that senior citizens in Germany are healthier and fitter than at any other time in history. Nevertheless, it's also true that people over the age of 70 spend an average of 17 hours a day alone -- longer than any other demographic group.
According to the German Center of Gerontology (DZA), over 20 percent of Germans over the age of 70 are in regular contact with only one person -- or nobody. One in four receives a visit less than once a month from friends and acquaintances, and nearly one in 10 is not visited by anyone anymore. Many old people have no one who still addresses them by their first name or asks them how they are doing. For many of them, soap opera actors have become a kind of substitute family.[5]}}
See also
External links
Notes
- ↑ Alcoholism in Germany rises by a third, The Local, Published: 10 Jan 2014 16:51 GMT+01:00
- ↑ Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
- ↑ Photo: Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds
- ↑ Evolutionary belief statistics
- ↑ Alone by the Millions: Isolation Crisis Threatens German Seniors By Guido Kleinhubbert and Antje Windmann
