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The new single woman /

Trimberger, Ellen Kay, 1940-

The new single woman / E. Kay Trimberger. - Boston : Beacon Press, c2005. - xxiii, 316 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295- 309) and index.

"We don't have to settle" : soul mates and singleness -- Sex and the single woman -- Crafting singular lives -- "Nobody's wife, nobody's mother, nobody's lover" : obstacles to building a satisfying single life -- Becoming a whole person in the world : autonomy as the result of long-term singleness -- "Will I end up as bag lady?" : childless single women -- Without a dad : single women as mothers -- The cultural divide and social continuum between single and married women -- Friendship networks as a source of community and care -- Challenging the soul mate ideal.

0807065226 (cloth : alk. paper)

2005004102


Single women--United States.

HQ800.2 / .T75 2005

306.81/53

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