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

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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מחבר ראשי:	Lahad, Kinneret (Author)
פורמט:	אלקטרוני ספר אלקטרוני
שפה:	אנגלית
יצא לאור:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
סדרה:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
נושאים:	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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תוכן הענינים:

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.

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

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