Eric Klinenberg is a professor of sociology at New York University and the editor of the journal Public Culture. His first book, Heat Wave, won several scholarly and literary prizes and was declared a "Favorite Book" by the Chicago Tribune. His research has been heralded in The New Yorker and on CNN and NPR, and his stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, and on This American Life.
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 percent of American adults were single. Today, more than 50 percent of American adults are single, and 31 million—roughly one out of every seven adults—live alone. People who live alone make up 28 percent of all U.S. households, which makes them more common than any other domestic unit, including the nuclear family. In GOING SOLO, renowned sociologist and author Eric Klinenberg proves that these numbers are more than just a passing trend. They are, in fact, evidence of the biggest demographic shift since the Baby Boom: we are learning to go solo, and crafting new ways of living in the process.
Klinenberg explores the dramatic rise of solo living, and examines the seismic impact it’s having on our culture, business, and politics. Though conventional wisdom tells us that living by oneself leads to loneliness and isolation, Klinenberg shows that most solo dwellers are deeply engaged in social and civic life. In fact, compared with their married counterparts, they are more likely to eat out and exercise, go to art and music classes, attend public events and lectures, and volunteer. There’s even evidence that people who live alone enjoy better mental health than unmarried people who live with others and have more environmentally sustainable lifestyles than families, since they favor urban apartments over large suburban homes. Drawing on over three hundred in-depth interviews with men and women of all ages and every class, Klinenberg reaches a startling conclusion: in a world of ubiquitous media and hyperconnectivity, this way of life can help us discover ourselves and appreciate the pleasure of good company.
With eye-opening statistics, original data, and vivid portraits of people who go solo, Klinenberg upends conventional wisdom to deliver the definitive take on how the rise of living alone is transforming the American experience. GOING SOLO is a powerful and necessary assessment of an unprecedented social change.
用宿命的这个词,最近留意到日本人的表达方式和语气,之前有看到日本网友声援韩国人对中华料理的轻视,感叹了一句“中华料理应该是接近最强得了吧”,确实是很可爱的一种表达方式。 刚好最近这段时间在思考婚姻这个问题,准确来说即便结婚这么长时间了有些事情还没有来得及想...
评分 评分对于大多数人来说,无论结婚与否,都会面临独居的状况。与其说独居是一种选择,不如说是一种能力,具备这种能力,能帮你有效应对生命中随时可能出现的各种变故,同时,学会独处,也是一种自我修炼。任何人都应该尽早培养独居的能力。 同婚姻生活一样,没有一劳永逸的生活方式,...
评分估计每一位看过此书的读者都会觉得,此书叫《独居社会》可能更切合题意一些。 “独居”这个问题的范畴毋庸置疑比“单身”要宽大,而独居的相关问题也比单身多,我觉得这是肯定的。 所以书名为《单身社会》其实是使得书籍的潜在受众范围变窄了。(虽然我个人是对讲“单身”问题...
评分『一個人生活,已成為時尚』,這本書的主軸就是這段話了。 近幾年,討論『一個人的生活』的書愈來愈多,光是我讀過的,諸如~【敗犬的遠吠】、【一個人的老後】、【一個人的經濟】、【一個人的朝聖】、【一個人的旅行】、【寂寞,於是人生有更多可能】,還有這本【獨居時代】。...
有一次老妈很正式地提起说假如某一天她面临独居而与我不同城,或甚至不同国该怎么办。她说她希望独住,有自己的生活和社交圈,要是都在南方可以我们中的一个搬到同城但不同住,但她仍希望住在上海。然后我默默地想起了一个好多年的朋友,小学时,她站在自家阳台上指着前面几排房子中的一栋轻描淡写地说,对啊爷爷奶奶就住在那边。
评分有一次老妈很正式地提起说假如某一天她面临独居而与我不同城,或甚至不同国该怎么办。她说她希望独住,有自己的生活和社交圈,要是都在南方可以我们中的一个搬到同城但不同住,但她仍希望住在上海。然后我默默地想起了一个好多年的朋友,小学时,她站在自家阳台上指着前面几排房子中的一栋轻描淡写地说,对啊爷爷奶奶就住在那边。
评分3.5星 人类在面对未知的时候,总是比较脆弱的,独身也好,其他的也罢。我的第100本英语原版书。
评分对习惯读小说的我来说这本书简直是一种折磨……生词太多且偏书面语(?),直到看完也没有出现我以为的那个理由,也许太小众,也许是国情不同。
评分太好看啦!这书的research method部分要是放序言的话肯定读者会更多一些。讲世界范围内living alone的趋势和不同,讲solo的男女老少富人穷人,讲solo生活的人相关的人的生活。特别有趣,别被intro部分吓跑哟。不过不太理解这为什么是学校Sociology 101的必读书目。缺陷作者说得也很明白,就是没讲在suburban的人的生活之类的。而且真的对我这样的在考虑going solo的读者有很高的参考价值。
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