Going Solo The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone

Name: Going Solo The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone
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ISBN: 9780143122777

ISBN-10: 0143122770

ISBN-13: 9780143122777

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Authors: Eric Klinenberg

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With eye-opening statistics, original data, and vivid portraits of people who live alone, renowned sociologist Eric Klinenberg upends conventional wisdom to deliver the definitive take on how the rise of going solo is transforming the American experience. Klinenberg shows that most single dwellers—whether in their twenties or eighties—are deeply engaged in social and civic life. There's even evidence that people who live alone enjoy better mental health and have more environmentally sustainable lifestyles. Drawing on more than three hundred in-depth interviews, Klinenberg presents a revelatory examination of the most significant demographic shift since the baby boom and offers…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/29/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.40" wide x 8.40" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction: The Singleton Society



Going Solo



The Capacity to Live Alone



Separating



Protecting the Self



Together Alone



Aging Alone



Redesigning Solo Life


Conclusion


Appendix: Methods of Research and Analysis


Notes


Select Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index