Contemporary Spinsterhood in Britain: Gender, Partnership Status and Social Change - Softcover

Simpson, Roona

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639096878 ISBN 13: 9783639096873

Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

This monograph examines the experiences and meanings of contemporary spinsterhood for a particular group of women in Britain. An increase in singleness is an important aspect of recent familial transformations. This monograph looks at changes over time in singleness, not living with a co- residential partner, and considers the significance of partnership status in the context of wider social change. Exploring life histories of never-married single women, including mothers who ¿opted into¿ solo motherhood via artificial insemination and adoption, it consider continuities and changes in relation to social networks and caring relationships, education and employment experiences, and gendered subjectivities. This exploration of the actualities of contemporary women¿s lives demonstrates that gender and partnership status continue to structure the possibilities and strategies available to women in both the private and the public sphere. However, their varying experiences also demonstrate significant material and cultural changes, changes which have profound implications for the practices and discursive possibilities for contemporary spinsters.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3639096878
• ISBN 13: 9783639096873
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 276
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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