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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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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-311832021-11-15T08:21:15Z A Table for One Lahad, Kinneret Sociology Gender women sociology family relationships marriage parenting single parenting Bachelorette Heteronormativity Social norm bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBK Sociology: family & relationships 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. 2017-08-01 23:55:55 2020-03-12 03:00:30 2020-04-01T13:26:25Z 2020-04-01T13:26:25Z 2017-03-01 book 635870 OCN: 1001389251 9781526116352 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31183 eng application/pdf n/a 635870.pdf Manchester University Press 10.2307/j.ctt1wn0s66 100060 10.2307/j.ctt1wn0s66 6110b9b4-ba84-42ad-a0d8-f8d877957cdd b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781526116352 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Manchester 100060 KU Select 2016 Front List Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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description 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.
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