Lesson 2.2: Causes of Estrangement
Estrangement is more common than most of us think: 1 in 5 families in the UK are affected by estrangement and it affects people from all backgrounds and all ages.
From the Stand Alone research the main 3 reasons for estrangement are:
Please note: Every estrangement circumstance is different and individual.
For further research see below:
New Starts, The challenges of Higher Education without the support of a family network (Stand Alone & Unite Foundation, 2015): https://www.standalone.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/StandAloneUNITEfoundation.pdf
Hidden Voices: Family Estrangement in Students (Stand Alone, 2016) (Ipsos MORI survey, Stand Alone 2015).