Social Connection in Everyday Spaces

Milovan Savic is Research Fellow at Swinburne University of Technology. Roger Patulny is Professor of Sociology at Hong Kong Baptist University. Jane Farmer is Professor of Health & Innovation at Swinburne University of Technology.

• 1. More than Loneliness: The Quest to Understand Social Connection - Milovan Savic, Roger Patulny and Jane FarmerPart 1: Personal Spaces2. Male Friendships and Social Connections: Privileges and Pitfalls - Roger Patulny3. Older Filipina Australians’ Local and Transnational Connective Care Practices - Earvin Charles Cabalquinto4. Social Connection by Design: Finnish Approaches to Long-Term Care - Jasmine Knox and Hannele Komu5. Companionship in Times of Uncertainty: The Role of Pets for Families with Children During COVID-19 - Shannon Bennetts, Sharinne Crawford, Tiffani Howell, Fiona Giles and Kylie BurkePart 2: Physical Spaces6. Can Our Housing Environments Impact Loneliness? A Tale of Two Studies - Marlee Bower, Caitlin Buckle, Jennifer Kent, Lily Teesson, Roger Patulny, Laura McGrath and Emily Rugel7. Urban-Rural Disparities in Social Network Profiles Among Older Koreans at the Early Stage of the Pandemic - Pildoo Sung8. The Rise of Parkrun: Collective Positivity, Rituals and Episodic Togetherness in an Age of Loneliness - Nicholas Hookway and Zack Dwyer9. United by Insects? Insects’ Control and Development of Social Connections in a Large City - Oksana Zaporozhets and Olga BrednikovaPart 3: Community Spaces10. Nature-Based Social Prescribing with Lgbtiqa+ Asylum Seekers and Refugees: A Feasibility Study Using ‘Friends in Nature’ - Nerkez Opacin, Nicholas Hill, Sarah Bekessy, Ian Seal, Jill Litt,and Katherine Johnson11. Social Connectedness in Pandemic Times: A Case Study of Australia’s Italian-Background Community - Simone Battiston and Damon Alexander12. Local Place-Based Social Connection in Urban Fringe Areas: Learning from Resident Experiences - Jane Farmer, Tracy de Cotta, Annette Kroen and Andrew ButtPart 4: Digital Spaces13. From Disruption to Digital Adaptation: Young Women’s Social Connection During Lockdowns - Jessica Franks14. Technological Bridges and Digital Ambivalences: The Role of Technology in Tackling Loneliness in Later Life - Barbara Barbosa Neves 15. Digital Pathways to Social Connection and Mental Health on the Urban Fringe - Milovan Savic and Anthony McCosker16. Improving Social Connection in Everyday Spaces: Some Guidelines for Everyday Policy and Practice - Roger Patulny, Milovan Savic and Jane Farmer