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About this book
A lively, sharp and thought-provoking exploration of the enduring stereotype of the dangerous single woman in popular culture.
From the obsessive 'bunny boiler' of Fatal Attraction to the tabloid frenzy over Taylor Swift's relationship status, Caroline Young explores how single women have so often been portrayed as unstable, dangerous, or incomplete.
Blending cultural criticism with her own personal experience, Young examines how these stereotypes have been shaped by broader social trends, including the antifeminist backlash of the 1980s and the current renaissance of the 'trad-wife'
Through her analysis of books, movies, and TV shows, she reveals how these narratives reflect deeper anxieties about women's independence. Engaging, witty, fun and feminist, Single and Psycho is a timely critique of how society views single women—and a celebration of their complexity and resilience.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- “I’m Not Going to Be Ignored”
- The Madwoman in the Attic
- Bachelor Girls
- The Good Wife and the Bad Girl
- 5 a.m. Breakfasts on Fifth Avenue and a Countercultural Shake-Up
- The 1970s
- Is It Really Free Love?
- From Feminism to Fighting for the Nuclear Family
- Burnout, Biological Clocks, and Boiling Rabbits
- Baby Booms and Working Girls
- Bitches from Hell
- Sex and Fear
- The Rise of the Singleton
- Playboy Bunnies, Slut-Shaming, and the Noughties’ Double Standards
- Alcoholic, Divorced, and Highly Anxious
- Fleabag, Fourth-Wave Feminism and the Destructive Single Woman
- I’ll Show You Crazy
- Tradwives and Childless Cat Ladies
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
- Acknowledgments