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

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

About this book

A Table for One explores the links between female singlehood and social time, juxtaposing two theoretical fields that are rarely linked: the social study of time and the study of singlehood. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book paves the way for a new theorisation of singlehood which will put it at the fore of deconstructive critical thinking and on the feminist agenda. Although the rise in the number of single-women households has sparked a new wave of singlehood scholarship, the concept remains relatively under-theorised and under-incorporated into social and feminist research, and critical studies in general. Drawing on a wide variety of cultural resourcesā€”including web columns, blogs, expert advice columns, popular cliches, advertisements and references from television episodesā€”this book sketches the meaning-making processes of singlehood and time in Israel.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. 1 Introduction
  7. 2 The linear life-course imperative
  8. 3 Singlehood as an unscheduled status passage
  9. 4 Facing the horror: becoming an ā€œold maidā€
  10. 5 On commodification: from wasted time to damaged goods
  11. 6 Taking a break
  12. 7 Waiting and queuing
  13. 8 Time work: keeping up appearances
  14. 9 Discussion: another time
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index