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.
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...
评分文/夏丽柠 豆友原醉说:“我有时候挺怀念单身生活的,抠着脚丫子,吃着盒饭,喝着啤酒上着网,吃完饭拿盒饭空盒当烟灰缸,点起大前门,猛吸一口,爽!”一位已婚男士对单身生活的念想大抵如此。无独有偶,《单身社会》里的离异律师路易也说过一段类似的话,看来单身无国界。那...
评分用宿命的这个词,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...
评分忘了是看新闻的时候哪里一句话提到了这本书,宣扬着单身时代的到来。因为我本人正处于这样一个阶段,自然有兴趣看看。 当然本书并不完全适合作为个人的生活指导,这本书是一本研究论文,而且仅限于美国。开头写了一堆各种历史理论哲学,中间一部分调查故事稍微有趣,涉及的话题...
评分收集了很多人的主张和意见,但每一章的主题很水,作者好像是很牛逼的人,但实际没有说什么,好像怕得罪什么似的,隐约想说又不敢说,最后东平西凑才熬出一锅白粥。 或者说人类社会无论何时,都是因为围绕共同生活而非独自生活的想法而建立的(无论资源紧缺或充裕)人类的确有社...
当认真考虑了“我为什么爱晚睡”后,个人空间和自我认知这样的问题随之而来——我可以堂而皇之地晚睡,却很难自我信服地说going solo。这本书的独特在于,它不是心灵鸡汤或警示危言,而是基于社会调查去关注这样一个问题:独居兴起的因素集合有哪些?其生存状况如何?更进一步,作者试图去理解“在大量独居者的社会中生活究竟意味着什么”?实际的调查和访谈能够让读者谨慎对待所谓畅销榜上的那些数据。
评分当认真考虑了“我为什么爱晚睡”后,个人空间和自我认知这样的问题随之而来——我可以堂而皇之地晚睡,却很难自我信服地说going solo。这本书的独特在于,它不是心灵鸡汤或警示危言,而是基于社会调查去关注这样一个问题:独居兴起的因素集合有哪些?其生存状况如何?更进一步,作者试图去理解“在大量独居者的社会中生活究竟意味着什么”?实际的调查和访谈能够让读者谨慎对待所谓畅销榜上的那些数据。
评分最直观的感觉是在当下的中国,老百姓们还没分享到资本主义经济发展所带来的切身好处,就要开始独自面对与之共生的一系列社会问题了。
评分消极的数据堆叠????️????️
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。
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