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Living Alone

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Globalization, Identity and Belonging, Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life

ISBN: 0230271928
ISBN 13: 9780230271920
Autor: Jamieson, Lynn/Simpson, Roona
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xv, 305 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

Living alone amongst adults is an increasing trend across the Western World – this is the first book to examine this phenomenon amongst those aged 25-44Explodes myths and stereotypes surrounding solo living – e.g. the tragic ‚Bridget Jones‘ figureDraws out the substantial implications of solo living for policy making – e.g. in terms of housing, pensions, health and income supportProvides a lens to consider key issues around contemporary social change – e.g. wellbeing, future of family formation, consumption, identity, belonging, globalization, riskExamines the future for ’solo livers‘ – impact of the credit crunch, ageing populations and climate change

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Beschreibung

Exploring the growing global trend of solo living, this highly original study addresses core debates about contemporary social change in the context of globalization, including individualization and connection, the future of family formation, consumption and identities, belonging and 'community', living arrangements and sustainability.

Autorenporträt

Author Lynn Jamieson: Lynn Jamieson is Professor of Families and Relationships at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and is a founding director of the interdisciplinary consortium, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships. Her publications include a second edition of Intimacy: Personal Relationships in Modern Societies.

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