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.
有一段时间,我持续关注“在中国一辈子单身,可能活得很好吗?”的话题,并阅读了所有回答。因为这从长远看来,所有人都要面对这个问题(即使步入婚姻,也很可能因离异或丧偶,小孩出国等落得孤身一人)。 此书算是比较完整探讨了独居人群这一生活方式的方方面面,包括独居人群...
评分 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...
评分有一段时间,我持续关注“在中国一辈子单身,可能活得很好吗?”的话题,并阅读了所有回答。因为这从长远看来,所有人都要面对这个问题(即使步入婚姻,也很可能因离异或丧偶,小孩出国等落得孤身一人)。 此书算是比较完整探讨了独居人群这一生活方式的方方面面,包括独居人群...
评分看完后,我不会再去苦催亲友们结婚了。 一开始以为这书读起来轻松,甚至可能是鸡汤,但实际上,上架在社科类,越读越严肃。开头引用了很多书和研究,看注释也收获很多。后面大多美欧的人物访谈,到“独自老去”章节,让人不由的着急起来。 简单从三个方面聊聊: 孤独 这...
They can help each other to live alone.
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。
评分单身生活的现实视角。
评分当社交媒体和当代生活方式解决了一部分孤独问题,而群居又无法解决另一部分孤独问题,越来越多的人就开始独居。独居反而是勇敢面对生活,积极对抗孤独的表现。但是,个人觉得独居也是极其奢侈的,像我国这种魔幻的社会环境 还是算了吧 呵呵。
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。
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