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Jun 16, Marta Veenhof rated it really liked it Shelves: Unnervingly, Klinenberg’s message in the remaining few chapters seems to be, “We’re all fucked.
They have played a big role in reanimating central cities. I could not keep up with his demands that I ski, clean, cook, yoing.
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I took a ton of notes and marked up a lot of things to read from his detailed bibliography. Instead of showing the resilience of rising above and the solutions to the expected problems that come with aging, this book wallows in the negative.
Enter your email address. Living alone in a rural area can be much tougher than in a city, and the risks of isolation are greater.
Nov 05, Gretchen rated it did not like it Shelves: They represent 28 percent of all households at the national level; more than 40 percent in cities including San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Denver, and Minneapolis; and nearly 50 percent in Washington D. Inonly 8 percent of the male population could so be characterized, but in the percentage is Overall, these three groups are disparate with little overlap.
So instead they hunker down, developing what Klinenberg calls “defensive individualism”, a spiny armour designed to repel neighbours who may be planning to pop round to rob them or suggest getting high. I was inspired to call my mother and ask what her wants and needs were for her future; what I could do to support her desires. Download our Spring Fiction Sampler Now.
I was pretty disappointed by this book. A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago. And back then, klinenverg was most common in the sprawling Western states, like Alaska, and Montana, klinenbrrg Nevada, because single migrant men went there. It also means being able to anchor yourself in your personal development, or self-actualization, and further invest in your work. Feb 02, Pages Buy. Drawing on over three hundred in-depth interviews with men and women of all ages and every class, Klinenberg reaches a startling conclusion: Klinenberg’s bias towards extroverts and those who need interaction with others in order to maintain their mental health shows over and over again, especially in his writing about elderly people.
This rush to singleness is hardly confined to America: You can’t talk about people that suffered from broken marriage or relationship and expect others not to connect their decision to live alone with distrust or emotional trauma.
She never struck me goijg sad or lonely. How prevalent is living alone in America today? Klinenberg’s refutation of Robert Putman.
When they reach the jlinenberg of life where they can no longer take care of themselves, things became much more difficult. In the latter case, one telling statistic: After reading this book and the many case studies of “singletons” listed therein, it turns out the only demographic who find this lifesyle appealing are white, divorced, middle-age American women with sucessful careers who want to have their sex-cake now and eat it too. The first, and most profound, goung to do is acknowledge that solo living is actually a fantasy underwritten by the very real presence of the family, communities and the state.
I love my life. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. In Manhattan, where I live, about 1 of every 2 households is a one-person household.
Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone by Eric Klinenberg
Since the trend is often thought of as a soll matter, you argue that its impact on civic life and politics is overlooked. So it’s like this: Mar 05, Anna rated it liked it Shelves: Women are followed by young professionals, who make up the second largest group of singles, and then seniors who make up the smallest segment of the solo-dwelling population. I am so glad that I read this book, if for no other reason than to find out that I’m not alonepun intended.
One might expect, then, that his book on the exponential increase in single-person households would be dark and depressing. What factors are driving this trend? The difference is that I have no problem finding the alone time that I always seem to crave, and that rejuvenates me.
At last we can live the way we want to rather than putting up with the old models of marriage, family, kids, ad nauseum! Although the book has a lot of respect for people living alone and stresses how people choose to live alone because it’s the best of t The book offers an overview of the changing culture where for gling first time people are living alone in huge numbers. I have friends, I spend time with them, I enjoy myself.
Although they all have widely different cultural values, economic wealth and development has driven people in these countries in increasing numbers to choose to live alone, primarily in urban settings. Frankly, it is amazing Dr Klinenberg got out alive. Worth a read whether or not klineberg live alone.
Eric Klinenberg on Going Solo
And he hopes that fact soloo you throw up in your bed. All this evidence of the unfettered American self following its highest calling makes perfect sense in a nation steeped in the visionary spirit of Emerson and Thoreau. Do you have any thoughts on where this trend might be going? Eric Klinenberg, in Going Solo which just moved into paperbackexamines the unprecedented increase in the number of people living alone.
He reveals a growing segment of the population, both here and abroad including in developing countries, who defy stereotypes klinenbsrg sad singles running out of time to find someone. Self-doubt for those who worry that going solo will leave them childless, or unhappy, or alone.
You can’t go to the person that you’re with for help with gling problem because, in your eyes, they are the problem. Overall, a good and quick sociology read.