Going solo a book that sets out toexamines a dramatic demographic trend. The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone kindle edition by klinenberg, eric. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. May 02, 2019 eric klinenberg is a sociology professor at new york university. On thursday, july, 1995, chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees.
Going solo is a powerful and necessaryassessment of an unprecedented social change. He believes that the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values but on shared spaces. In 1950, only 22 percent of american adults were single. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone and fighting for air. Jan 29, 20 klinenberg renders these stories vividly but also with nuance.
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