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Book SynopsisPart 1. Central Theme of the Book.- 1. Introduction. For a Macro-social Perspective on Loneliness (Marja Aartsen, Iuliana Precupetu, Bianca Suanet).- Part 2. Theoretical Perspectives.- 2. Theorizing Loneliness in Later Life - Micro, Meso, and Macro Perspectives (Fredrica Nyqvist, Joanna McHugh Power, Laura Coll-Planas).- 3. Unravelling the Socio-cultural Influence on Loneliness (Theo G. van Tilburg).- 4. Social Exclusion Perspective on Loneliness in Later Life (Sofie Van Regenmortel, Elisa Tiilikainen, Hanna Ristolainen, Vanessa Burholt, Lena Dahlberg).- Part 3. Empirical Dimensions.- 5. Loneliness Prevalence in Different Age Groups in Europe (Marian Vasile and Marja Aartsen).- 6. Understanding Late-Life Loneliness: Micro and Meso-Level Determinants (Sunwoo Lee).- 7. The Social Infrastructure of Loneliness. A Scoping Review of Societal Influences and their Implications (Laura Tufa).- Part 4. Recent Developments and Loneliness.- 8. Information and Communication Technologies and the Risk to Loneliness (Alexander Seifert).- 9. Climate Change and the Risk of Loneliness (Liat Ayalon).- 10. The Influence of Societal Crises on Social Integration and Loneliness (Lisa J. Klasen, Mareike Bünning, Nadiya Kelle, Clemens Tesch-Römer, Oliver Huxhold).- Part 5. Future Directions (11. Macro-level Influences on Loneliness in Later Life. An fsQCA Analysis (Iuliana Precupetu, Cosmina Pop, Marja Aartsen).- 12. ‘And, You Know: There’s such a thing as Society’: Towards a Clarification of the ‘Loneliness Paradox’ by a Macrofication of Loneliness Studies (Bianca Suanet and George Pavlidis).- 13. Policy Recommendations to Address Loneliness in Later Life (Mihaela Ghen?a and Aniela Matei).- 14. Linking Life Course Theory to Multi-Level Explanations of Loneliness: Towards a Sociology of Loneliness (Bianca Suanet and Marja Aartsen).- 15. Loneliness Re-examined: Societal influences and Future Research Directions (Marja Aartsen, Bianca Suanet, Thomas Hansen, Iuliana Precupetu).
