A revelatory examination of the most significant demographic shift since the Baby Boom—the sharp increase in the number of people who live alone—that offers surprising insights on the benefits of this epochal change
In 1950, only 22 percent of American adults were single. Today, more than 50 percent of American adults are single, and 31 million—roughly one out of every seven ad...
A revelatory examination of the most significant demographic shift since the Baby Boom—the sharp increase in the number of people who live alone—that offers surprising insights on the benefits of this epochal change
In 1950, only 22 percent of American adults were single. Today, more than 50 percent of American adults are single, and 31 million—roughly one out of every seven adults—live alone. People who live alone make up 28 percent of all U.S. households, which makes them more common than any other domestic unit, including the nuclear family. In GOING SOLO, renowned sociologist and author Eric Klinenberg proves that these numbers are more than just a passing trend. They are, in fact, evidence of the biggest demographic shift since the Baby Boom: we are learning to go solo, and crafting new ways of living in the process.
Klinenberg explores the dramatic rise of solo living, and examines the seismic impact it’s having on our culture, business, and politics. Though conventional wisdom tells us that living by oneself leads to loneliness and isolation, Klinenberg shows that most solo dwellers are deeply engaged in social and civic life. In fact, compared with their married counterparts, they are more likely to eat out and exercise, go to art and music classes, attend public events and lectures, and volunteer. There’s even evidence that people who live alone enjoy better mental health than unmarried people who live with others and have more environmentally sustainable lifestyles than families, since they favor urban apartments over large suburban homes. Drawing on over three hundred in-depth interviews with men and women of all ages and every class, Klinenberg reaches a startling conclusion: in a world of ubiquitous media and hyperconnectivity, this way of life can help us discover ourselves and appreciate the pleasure of good company.
With eye-opening statistics, original data, and vivid portraits of people who go solo, Klinenberg upends conventional wisdom to deliver the definitive take on how the rise of living alone is transforming the American experience. GOING SOLO is a powerful and necessary assessment of an unprecedented social change.
Eric Klinenberg is a professor of sociology at New York University and the editor of the journal Public Culture. His first book, Heat Wave, won several scholarly and literary prizes and was declared a "Favorite Book" by the Chicago Tribune. His research has been heralded in The New Yorker and on CNN and NPR, and his stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling ...
Eric Klinenberg is a professor of sociology at New York University and the editor of the journal Public Culture. His first book, Heat Wave, won several scholarly and literary prizes and was declared a "Favorite Book" by the Chicago Tribune. His research has been heralded in The New Yorker and on CNN and NPR, and his stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and on This American Life.
Don't moan about inevitable solitude. It's okay to live the way I want to live. No need to feel guilty and incomplete as I don't have a life partner/companion to share space with. Sweden is such a uto...Don't moan about inevitable solitude. It's okay to live the way I want to live. No need to feel guilty and incomplete as I don't have a life partner/companion to share space with. Sweden is such a utopia!!!(展开)
The book is another behavior study that doesn't lack conclusion but wisdom. As with many behavior studies, the author starts from statistics, followed by in-depth arguments with rational categories. In this case, the author talks about behavior changes am...
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纽约大学社会学教授艾里克·克里南伯格新近的上市《单身社会》英文名是《Going solo: The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone》，有人将其译为《独居：一个日益兴起并广受欢迎的生活方式》，我个人觉得后者的翻译才更为贴切，虽然单身和独居有许多重叠...
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0 有用 卷毛yume 🎶 2023-04-14 17:26:28 江苏
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0 有用 lutd 2021-05-28 20:23:14
算了，不是quali的错，是我的错。
2 有用 吴明士 2012-06-13 15:07:50
太好看啦！这书的research method部分要是放序言的话肯定读者会更多一些。讲世界范围内living alone的趋势和不同，讲solo的男女老少富人穷人，讲solo生活的人相关的人的生活。特别有趣，别被intro部分吓跑哟。不过不太理解这为什么是学校Sociology 101的必读书目。缺陷作者说得也很明白，就是没讲在suburban的人的生活之类的。而且真的对我这样的在考虑going ... 太好看啦！这书的research method部分要是放序言的话肯定读者会更多一些。讲世界范围内living alone的趋势和不同，讲solo的男女老少富人穷人，讲solo生活的人相关的人的生活。特别有趣，别被intro部分吓跑哟。不过不太理解这为什么是学校Sociology 101的必读书目。缺陷作者说得也很明白，就是没讲在suburban的人的生活之类的。而且真的对我这样的在考虑going solo的读者有很高的参考价值。 (展开)
0 有用 桃子桃子桃子 2015-05-12 07:09:48
看了一页就被作者的观点迷住了。freedom!
0 有用 Saysthrach 2018-03-03 08:09:45
Don't moan about inevitable solitude. It's okay to live the way I want to live. No need to feel guilty and incomplete as I don't have a life partner/companion to share space with. Sweden is such a uto... Don't moan about inevitable solitude. It's okay to live the way I want to live. No need to feel guilty and incomplete as I don't have a life partner/companion to share space with. Sweden is such a utopia!!! (展开)