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Going Solo
Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone | Eric Klinenberg
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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 (…more)
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Daisey
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I finished this #nonfiction #audiobook while walking over recently harvested fields this afternoon. It‘s a look at the increase in people living alone around the world but specifically focuses on life alone in U.S. cities. I found the statistics interesting and some information thought provoking. However, I found nothing really surprising and wished there was a bit about rural situations.

#Readathon #LitsyPartyofOne #24B4Monday #MrBook1inAMillion

Andrew65 A great time. 👏👏👏 5y
MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😻 5y
TheAromaofBooks I feel like rural areas are often ignored during studies of this type. It would be interesting to see some comparisons as to whether increases of people living alone is something happening more in urban areas, or if it is across the country no matter what the population density of the area. 5y
Daisey @TheAromaofBooks Based on what was included, I would guess that an increase is also happening in rural areas but not quite to the same extent. It would have been great to see the statistics, even without including interviews and other specifics. 5y
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dariazeoli
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“Schumpeter may well have seen singles as rational. But in a survey of Americans conducted in 1957, more than half the respondents said that unmarried people were "sick", "immoral", or "neurotic," while about a third viewed them "neutrally".”

Wow. ?

hermyknee Is this book good? I'm really interested in reading it. Can't wait to hear your thoughts! 8y
readordierachel Yowzah 8y
dariazeoli @hermyknee It's definitely worth a look. As someone who will eventually go solo again in the future, it covers topics I think about, like aging/deteriorating health when living alone, and how men & women handle solo living differently. 8y
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dariazeoli
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Morning #audiowalk before work!

DivineDiana Seize the day! 🚶🏼‍♀️ 8y
EvieBee Lovely view! I loved this book on audio! 8y
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PacingTheCage
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Morning drive #overdrive #audiobook

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colleeniebean
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Pickpick

This book, while presenting sociological research is easily accessible for the general public and doesn't sacrifice the rigor of Klinenberg's research. It is an interesting book on a growing proportion of the population, those who are single and live alone.

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DocBrown
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I decided to read this after reading Modern Romance, which the author co-wrote with comedian Aziz Ansari. Though there's no comedy here, the book is equally readable and interesting. Helped me rethink cultural norms about family life vs. living alone. Since it's more and more likely that we will all spend some part of our adult lives living alone, we ought to change our attitudes as well as our policies to reflect this reality.

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MarieA

Next up- so far so good. It's an interesting look at living alone, at the 'stigma' and how the number of ppl doing so has sky rocketed over the years. I've lived alone before, but always while in a relationship- now I'm on my own for real and I'm super excited. Picked this up to see other ppls experiences! I love random nonfiction like this.