The holiday season is a time of crowds at home but also at festivals, concerts, amusement parks and parties. It is also a time that we celebrate for “the sharing spirit.” What can we learn from such ...

David Riesman, a sociologist who was one of the authors of the sociology classic The Lonely Crowd, died Friday at the age of 92. Mr. Riesman, a professor emeritus at Harvard University, was considered ...

As depicted in The Lonely Crowd 19 years ago, Americans were all too well adjusted to the gray-flannel goals of “success.” That is no longer so. David Riesman, who wrote the book with two colleagues ...

Researchers found the main characteristics of loneliness in a senior housing community and the strategies residents use to overcome it. By nature, human beings are social creatures. Yet, as we age, ...