Happy Singlehood: The Rising Acceptance and Celebration of Solo Living

Happy Singlehood charts a way forward for singles to live life on their terms, and shows how everyone--single or coupled--can benefit from accepting solo living. Based on personal interviews, quantitative analysis, and extensive review of singles' writings and literature, author Elyakim Kislev uncovers groundbreaking insights on how unmarried people create satisfying lives in a world where social structures and policies are still designed to favor marriage.

In this carefully crafted book, Kislev investigates how singles nurture social networks, create innovative communities, and effectively deal with discrimination. Happy Singlehood challenges readers to rethink how single people organize social and familial ties in new ways, and illuminates how educators, policymakers, and urban planners should cater to their needs.

Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 02/26/2019
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780520299146


Review Citation(s):
Foreword 02/01/2019
Choice 06/01/2019

About the Author
Elyakim Kislev has a PhD in sociology from Columbia University and is a faculty member at the Hebrew University, specializing in minorities, social policy, and singles studies.