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Happy Singlehood: The Rising Acceptance and Celebration of Solo Living
Written by Elyakim Kislev
Narrated by Adam Lofbomm
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
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 listeners 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.
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 listeners 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.
Author
Elyakim Kislev
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.
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Reviews for Happy Singlehood
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5How many times is this book going to say that single people are happy? The lady does protest too much. You're going against millions of years of evolution. Your brain is designed to be happy with another person. It's just built like that. Get over it. Short of gene editing this is not going away anytime soon. Also the prospect of living in shared accommodation and bunk beds, owning nothing and sleeping around with your fuck buddies sounds like the worst dystopian future I've seen. Otherwise an interesting analysis of current social problems.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was exactly what I wanted from Single. On Purpose. which that book definitely did not deliver. Kislev takes a look at the rising trend of solo living and how this should be embraced instead of merely tolerated as a stepping stone to matrimony. In fact, he uses empirical evidence to show that marriage is not only on the decline but those in relationships are not happier than people who choose to remain single. (Kinda explains why marriage is on the decline, huh?) The data on how single people are developing communities to strengthen friendship bonds and increase their happiness is not only promising but necessary with the rising numbers of people looking for smaller accommodations with more amenities for community activities. Communal living developments and intergenerational housing schemes are popping up in more and more places especially in densely populated urban neighborhoods. This is not a book that bashes marriage but rather an in-depth look at how being single is not a death sentence but instead an opportunity for self-fulfillment. He calls for more studies on singleness and singlism as well as changes to current policies on housing, taxation, and healthcare. This is for anyone who is currently single either by choice or circumstance and for those who have people in their lives who fall into one of those categories. There's no need to pity your single friends or help them to find a partner especially if they've made it clear they're happy on their own. Read this to gain understanding and maybe you'll find out what makes solo living so dang awesome.