我的孤单, 我的自我 : 单身女性的时代

"Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a 'dramatic reversal.' [This book presents a] portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman, covering class, race, [and] sexual orientation, and filled with ... anecdotes from ... contemporary and historical figures"-- In 2010, award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started a book that she thought would be about the twenty-first-century phenomenon of the American single woman. Over the course of her research, Traister made a startling discovery: historically, when women have had options beyond early heterosexual marriage, their resulting independence has provoked massive social change. Unmarried women were crucial to the abolition, suffrage, temperance, and labor movements; they created settlement houses and secondary education for women. Today, only 20% of Americans are wed by age 29, compared to nearly 60% in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a "dramatic reversal." Traister sets out to examine how this generation of independent women is changing the world. This is a remarkable portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman. Covering class, race, and sexual orientation, and filled with vivid anecdotes from fascinating contemporary and historical figures, this book is destined to be a classic work of social history and journalism.--Adapted from dust jacket. Working on a book about single women in the twenty-first-century, Traister made a startling discovery: historically, when women have had options beyond early heterosexual marriage, their resulting independence has provoked massive social change. Unmarried women were crucial to the abolition, suffrage, temperance, and labor movements; they created settlement houses and secondary education for women. Today, only 20% of Americans are wed by age 29, compared to nearly 60% in 1960. Through the lens of the single American woman, Traister covers issues of class, race, and sexual orientation. Ben shu zuo zhe tou guo li shi zi liao shu li le mei guo dan shen nü xing ji ge shi ji yi lai de sheng cun zhuang tai,Tong guo cong jin bai wei yuan shi fang tan zhong xuan qu de yue san shi wei dan shen nü xing de cai fang,Zhe zhong shu xie le 21 shi ji de dan shen nü xing suo mian lin de xin zhuang kuang,Zai sheng dong cheng xian dan shen nü xing sheng cun gu shi de tong shi,Shen ke tan tao le zhei yi qun ti yu mei guo xing qi zhi jian de mi qie guan xi Ben shu zuo zhe tou guo li shi zi liao shu li le mei guo dan shen nü xing ji ge shi ji yi lai de sheng cun zhuang tai, tong guo cong jin bai wei yuan shi fang tan zhong xuan qu de yue san shi wei dan shen nü xing de cai fang, zhe zhong shu xie le 21 shi ji de dan shen nü xing suo mian lin de xin zhuang kuang, zai sheng dong cheng xian dan shen nü xing sheng cun gu shi de tong shi, shen ke tan tao le zhe yi qun ti yu mei guo xing qi zhi jian de mi qie guan xi