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Living Alone - Globalization, Identity and Belonging (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,648
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Living Alone - Globalization, Identity and Belonging (Hardcover): Lynn Jamieson, Roona Simpson

Living Alone - Globalization, Identity and Belonging (Hardcover)

Lynn Jamieson, Roona Simpson

Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life

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In Northern Europe almost half of households consist of one person. Rates of living alone are lower in the Global South but the trend is still on the increase. Prevalent first among the elderly, living alone then becomes common at ages associated with partners and children. Fears about the end of family and community combine with stereotypes, the 'sad and lonely' or 'selfish singles', in popular depictions. This groundbreaking and highly original study brings evidence to the core debates about contemporary social change in the context of globalization, exploring individualization and social connection, the future of family formation, consumption and identities, the relevance of place - rural or urban - in mobile worlds, sexuality, belonging and 'community', living arrangements and sustainability. This book presents a systematic sociological analysis of the growing trend of solo living across the globe, while also drawing on the voices of working-age men and women living in urban and rural areas in the UK.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Release date: September 2013
First published: September 2013
Authors: Lynn Jamieson • Roona Simpson
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 978-0-230-27192-0
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Globalization
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN: 0-230-27192-8
Barcode: 9780230271920

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