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dixiegrrrrl

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Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:25 PM Feb 2014

New book out supporing loner lifestyle [View all]

Eric Klinenberg - Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone

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 dwellersΓÇöwhether in their twenties or eightiesΓÇöare 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 surprising insights on the benefits of this epochal change.

Just got it, have not read it yet.

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My theory angstlessk Feb 2014 #1
so true nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #3
As Dear Abby said, better to be alone than to wish you were. IrishAyes Mar 2014 #4
maybe theres a middle ground 1dogleft Sep 2014 #14
Thanks. I'll check it out. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #2
I'll try to get a copy to read. IrishAyes Mar 2014 #5
"normal" just means "average", actually. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #6
I'll try to find a copy of something I read about the solitary lifestyle and post it here; IrishAyes Mar 2014 #7
this culture NJCher May 2014 #8
I read a good one..... llmart May 2014 #10
Is "The Joy of Solitude" written by May Sarton? llmart May 2014 #9
I think that was the book. IrishAyes May 2014 #11
Wow! I didn't even know this group existed Lifelong Protester May 2014 #12
Pls. feel to post here... dixiegrrrrl May 2014 #13
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