There has been a tendency in many countries over recent years for more people of all ages to choose to live alone. This essay will discuss the reasons for this and explain why this can have both advantages and disadvantages for society.
One reason for this trend is economic. People are generally more affluent than in the past, and this means that they can afford to make the choice to live alone, something not always possible in the past. In addition to this, there are also cultural factors. There used to be more pressure to marry young and think about having a family. Now though, people desire self-fulfilment, and will marry later or divorce if their marriage is not happy. Also, the developments in communication technology such as social media mean that people can live alone but still feel connected to others.
I would argue that this development has positive and negative impacts on society. A positive impact is that those individuals who are young and single have helped to revitalise cities around the world, as they are more likely to live in central locations and socialise, spend money and participate in public life than those living with others. However, a drawback is that some people living alone who experience problems may not have an outlet to talk about them. This lack of social support could lead to more mental health problems in the general population, which would need to be dealt with by public health care services.
To conclude, economic and cultural factors, and changes in communication have resulted in more people living alone, and, although this has benefits to society, there are also negative impacts.
There has been a tendency in
many
countries over recent years for more
people
of all ages to choose to
live
alone
. This essay will discuss the reasons for this and
explain
why this can have both advantages and disadvantages for society.
One reason for this trend is economic.
People
are
generally
more affluent than in the past, and this means that they can afford to
make
the choice to
live
alone
, something not always possible in the past.
In addition
to this, there are
also
cultural factors. There
used
to be more pressure to marry young and
think
about having a family.
Now
though,
people
desire
self-fulfilment
, and will marry later or divorce if their marriage is not happy.
Also
, the developments in communication technology such as social media mean that
people
can
live
alone
but
still
feel connected to others.
I would argue that this development has
positive
and
negative
impacts on society. A
positive
impact is that those individuals who are young and single have
helped
to
revitalise
cities around the world, as they are more likely to
live
in central locations and
socialise
, spend money and participate in public life than those living with others.
However
, a drawback is that
some
people
living
alone
who experience problems may not have an outlet to talk about them. This lack of social support could lead to more mental health problems in the general population, which would need to
be dealt
with by public health care services.
To conclude
, economic and cultural factors, and
changes
in communication have resulted in more
people
living
alone
, and, although this has benefits to society, there are
also
negative
impacts.