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Podcast: New Books in Sociology
Episode: Janice M. McCabe, "Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends: How Campuses Shape College Studentsâ Networks" ï»ż(U Chicago Press, 2025)
Description: Weâre all familiar with the sentiment that âcollege is the best time of your life.â Along with a newfound sense of freedom, students have a unique opportunity to forge lifelong friendships at a point in life when friendship is particularly important. Why is it, then, that so many college students are falling victim to what the US Surgeon General termed an âepidemic of loneliness and isolationâ? How do different aspects of college life help or hinder studentsâ ability to form deep connections?In Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends: How Campuses Shape College Studentsâ Networks (U Chicago Press, 2025), sociologist Jani...