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A Table for One: A critical reading of singlehood, gender and time
| Material Type | E-Book |
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| Language | English |
| Size | 1 online resource |
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| Media type | 機械可読データファイル |
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| 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 |
| Notes | 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 will put it at the fore of deconstructive critical thinking and on the feminist agenda. Although the rise in the number of single-women households has sparked a new wave of singlehood scholarship, the concept remains relatively under-theorised and under-incorporated into social and feminist research, and critical studies in general. Drawing on a wide variety of cultural resources - including web columns, blogs, expert advice columns, popular cliches, advertisements and references from television episodes - this book sketches the meaning-making processes of singlehood and time in Israel Open Access |
| Authors | *Lahad, Kinneret. |
| Subjects | BSH: BSH:Electronic books LCSH:Single women -- Social conditions All Subject Search LCSH:Time -- Social aspects All Subject Search FREE:Single women -- Social conditions All Subject Search FREE:Social aspects FREE:Time -- Social aspects All Subject Search LCSH:Israel -- Social aspects All Subject Search FREE:Israel |
| Classification | DC23:306.8153 |
| ID | ED00004096 |
| ISBN | 1526116359 |