Exploring the growing global trend of solo living, this highly original study addresses core debates about contemporary social change in the context of globalization, including individualization and connection, the future of family formation, consumption and identities, belonging and ‘community’, living arrangements and sustainability.
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1. Introduction PART I: LIVING ALONE, LIFE COURSE AND LIFE TRANSITIONS 2. Geographies and Biographies of Living Alone 3. Solo-Living with and without Partnering and Parenting PART II:HOME, CONSUMPTION AND IDENTITY 4. The Meaning of Home Alone 5. Living Alone, Consuming Alone? PART III: NETWORKS, COMMUNITY AND PLACE 6. Solo-Living and Connectedness 7. Place, Mobility And Migration 8. The Future of Living Alone
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Author Lynn Jamieson: Lynn Jamieson is Professor of Families and Relationships at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and is a founding director of the interdisciplinary consortium, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships. Her publications include a second edition of Intimacy: Personal Relationships in Modern Societies.
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