Single women : on the margins?
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Bibliographic Information
Single women : on the margins?
(Women in society : a feminist list / edited by Jo Campling)
Macmillan, 1994
- pbk
Available at 9 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780333534816
Description
Historically women have been defined in relation to men. Single women have been represented both as "old maids" who could not get a man, and as "city-singles" who do not want a man. Both stereotypes potentially marginalize single women in family-centred societies. But there is also increasing diversity in family and household formations. This book explores both continuities and changes in the position of single women (unmarried and divorced) in London, the San Francisco Bay area and Helsinki, Finland. The 72 women interviewed are a heterogeneous group in terms of occupation, ethnic grouping and sexual orientation. Their struggles to establish autonomy and independence are analyzed - single women are learning a "new script". Simple generalizations are avoided, and the diversity of single women is emphasized. The theoretical concerns of the book centre on "individual", and "individuality" as gender-specific concepts. Tuula Gordon is the author of "Hidden Messages: An Equal Opportunities Teaching Pack" and "Feminist Mothers", and co-author of "Democracy in One School? Progressive Education and Restructuring".
Table of Contents
- From spinsters to singles
- individuality, autonomy and women
- the making of a "single woman"
- excursion to the public sphere
- excursion to the private sphere
- partnerships and sexuality
- on being single
- marginality.
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pbk ISBN 9780333534823
Description
Historically women have been defined in relation to men. Single women have been represented both as "old maids" who could not get a man, and as "city-singles" who do not want a man. Both stereotypes potentially marginalize single women in family-centred societies. But there is also increasing diversity in family and household formations. This book explores both continuities and changes in the position of single women (unmarried and divorced) in London, the San Francisco Bay area and Helsinki, Finland. The 72 women interviewed are a heterogeneous group in terms of occupation, ethnic grouping and sexual orientation. Their struggles to establish autonomy and independence are analyzed - single women are learning a "new script". Simple generalizations are avoided, and the diversity of single women is emphasized. The theoretical concerns of the book centre on "individual", and "individuality" as gender-specific concepts. Tuula Gordon is the author of "Hidden Messages: An Equal Opportunities Teaching Pack" and "Feminist Mothers", and co-author of "Democracy in One School? Progressive Education and Restructuring".
Table of Contents
Introduction - From Spinsters to Singles - Individuality, Autonomy and Women - The Making of a 'Single Woman' - Excursion to the Public Sphere - Excursion to the Private Sphere - Partnerships and Sexuality - On Being Single - Independence - Marginality
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