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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में बचाया:
ग्रंथसूची विवरण
मुख्य लेखक: Lahad, Kinneret (लेखक)
स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक ई-पुस्तक
भाषा:अंग्रेज़ी
प्रकाशित: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
श्रृंखला:Book collections on Project MUSE.
विषय:
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विषय - सूची:
  • 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.