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A Table for One : A Critical Reading of Singlehood, Gender and Time /

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A Table for One explores the links between female singlehood and social time, juxtaposing two theoretical fields that are rarely linked: the social study of time and the study of singlehood. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book paves the way for a new theorisation of singlehood which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lahad, Kinneret (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Time > Social aspects.
Single women > Social conditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Sociology: family and relationships.
Sociology.
Sociology and anthropology.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
Temps > Aspect social.
Femmes seules > Conditions sociales.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The linear life-course imperative
  • 3. Singlehood as an unscheduled status passage
  • 4. Facing the horror: becoming an "old maid"
  • 5. On commodification: from wasted time to damaged goods
  • 6. Taking a break
  • 7. Waiting and queuing
  • 8. Time work: keeping up appearances
  • 9. Discussion: another time.

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