Table for One - A Critical Reading of Singlehood, Gender and Time

Informationen zum Autor Kinneret Lahad is Senior Lecturer in the NCJW Women and Gender Studies Program of Tel-Aviv University, Israel Klappentext Table for one: A critical reading of singlehood, gender and time is the first book to consider the profound relationship between singlehood and time. Zusammenfassung Table for one: A critical reading of singlehood! gender and time is the first book to consider the profound relationship between singlehood and time. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction2 The linear life-course imperative3 Singlehood as an unscheduled status passage4 Facing the horror: becoming an "old maid"5 On commodification: from wasted time to damaged goods6 Taking a break7 Waiting and queuing8 Time work: keeping up appearances9 Discussion: another timeIndex

Product details

• Authors: Dr Kinneret Lahad, Kinneret Lahad, Lahad Kinneret
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.08.2017
• EAN: 9781526115393
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-1539-3
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Alternative Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Single Parent, Sociology: family & relationships, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage & Long-Term Relationships