{"product_id":"single-woman-and-the-fairytale-prince-9780745640501","title":"Single Woman and the Fairytale Prince","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe number of one-person households is rising steeply all over the world and a growing proportion of these 'new singles' are women. It is estimated that one woman in three lives on her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kaufmann is a wise and clever microsociologist, inspired by Erving Goffman, by fashion magazines, and by kittenish and cougarish women. He is the voice of the annoyed, the vexed, the fearful, and the comforted.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eContemporary Sociology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e“Freedom and autonomy have their glories and their miseries. Jean-Claude Kaufmann has composed a thoroughly researched inventory of both, while analysing in depth the present-day condition of women and its impact on the male half of humanity. As women replace self-effacement with newly gained self-confidence, the lynchpin is driven out of the family and the private sphere, and the hard-to-reconcile drives to autonomy and companionship result in the increasing fragility of commitments and fear of loneliness for both women and men. In masterly fashion, Kaufmann records the ongoing transformations in the human condition that follow. His findings hit at the very heart of the harrowing dilemmas which most men and women confront these days and struggle to resolve.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eZygmunt Bauman, \u003ci\u003eUniversities of Leeds and Warsaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Anyone seeking to understand the fastest growing trend in personal life – more people living alone – should read this book. Jean-Claude Kaufmann moves elegantly between broad-brush historical overviews of changes in family life and fine-grained scrutiny of the narratives of women ensnared in the drama of these new demographics. Paradoxically, the opening up of personal choices for everybody seems to close down the options for many women, who are finding it harder to find the partners they long for.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eLynne Segal, \u003ci\u003eBirkbeck College,\u003c\/i\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Feminism?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a brilliant book on the everyday effects of the rise in female singledom. Kaufman provides fascinating insights into the pressures that single women experience today, from society's disapproval of female autonomy as a threat to traditional family models, to the hopes and disappointments of the modern dating world.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eVeronique Mottier, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Lausanne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFOREWORD TO THE NEW EDITION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: IS THERE A MODEL FOR PRIVATE LIFE?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. LIVING ALONE: A LONG HISTORY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntolerable Celibacy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreat Buffalo Woman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelibacy Becomes Legitimate\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Maid in Men’s Clothes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntrospection\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nineteenth Century: The Main Trend Begins\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrisettes and Phalansteries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Break\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDark Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe American Model\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scandinavian Model\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrazy Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncertain Times\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. A LIFE DIVIDED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ‘Accusing Finger’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Weird’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncomfortable Places\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Family: What Can Be Said and What Cannot Be Said\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Laughter of Girlfriends\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetrayal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Cycle in Three Stages\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. A LIFE SHARED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePremonitory Experiments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Personalization of Feelings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Model for Private Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mother-Children Group\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Model Undermined\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. PRINCE OR HUSBAND?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacts and Fairies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Prince with a Thousand Faces\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Like a Love Story’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Prince Settles Down\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Carriage Turns Back into a Pumpkin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Prince Plays Musical Chairs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: PORTRAIT OF A SINGLE WOMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. INTROSPECTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The Disease of the Infinite’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Laughter to Tears\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDouble Reflexivity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Diaries to Blogs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mirror and the Clairvoyant\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. AT HOME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFixtures and Fittings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up and Regressing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom from Domesticity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lightness of Being\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. THE OUTSIDE WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing Out\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Ties\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Family\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWork\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Oneself in the Outside World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. MEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMan-Hunters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Gloomy View of Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarried Men\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. THE INTERNET REVOLUTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sudden Change of Epoch\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLove is Just a Click Away\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dark Side of the Web\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal Life\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMen and Women: Sex and Commitment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Don’t Give Up’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Experience in its Own Right\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: THE AUTONOMY TRAJECTORY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. BEING ONESELF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Concept of Trajectory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Irresistible Injunction to be Oneself\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOneself\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidows\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYoung People\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen Who Have Broken off Relationships\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredisposing Factors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impulse to Remain Single\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lesser of Two Evils\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Trajectories, Two Identities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. WAITING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDinosaurs of Love and Galloping Horses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ravages of Love\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Want of an Alternative\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSentenced to Hard Labour\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComforting Habits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtreme Isolation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegative Individualism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. ‘WOMEN CAN DO ANYTHING!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlight as Therapy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Logic of the Shell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Paradox of Appearances\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen Can Do Anything\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutonomy with Company\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEPILOGUE\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOSSIER. THE GLOBALIZATION OF SINGLEDOM: THE FIGURES\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Irresistible Rise in the Number of One-Person Households\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting the Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLate Marriage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Short World Tour\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMail-Order Brides\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA NOTE ON METHODOLOGY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStages in the Research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Letters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructing Hypotheses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Informants\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404377858391,"sku":"9780745640501","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/single-woman-and-the-fairytale-prince-9780745640501","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}