单身生活

发布时间：2023-03-14 14:51:13


SingleLivingIntheclosely-knitruralsocietybeforetheturnofthecentury,anunmarriedadultwasrare.Thereasonforanyperson'ssinglestatushadtobeanunfortunateone.Thosewhochosenottomarrywereconsideredabnormal,careerobsessed,orhomosexual.Thosewhosehandswereneversoughtwerelonelylosers
unattractive,handicapped,deviant.Inthelate1960sandearly1970s,theconventionalconceptionoftheunmarriedpersonasalonelyloserbegantoyieldtoanewconception--theswingingsingle.Apartmentcomplexesinurbancentersadvertisedalifestyleorganizedaroundtheswimmingpoolandclubroomfeaturingnightlycocktailpartiesandtheimaginationthateveryonepairedoffbybedtime.MagazinessuchasPLAYBOYandPENTHOUSE,PLAYGIRLandVIVAenhancedtheimageofthisnewsinglelife.Newsmagazinesranfeaturesthatassumedthatarapidlygrowingproportionofthepopulationwouldremainpermanentlysingle.Theideagainedcredibilityfromtwofacts:First,thenumberofunmarriedadultsintheUnitedStatesincreasedfrom12.9millionin1960to25.6milliontwodecadeslater.Second,themedianageatthetimeofmarriage,afigurethathaddeclinedsteadilyfrom1900to1960,begantoclimbagain:increasingnumbersofyoungadultsaredelayingtheirfirstmarriagetotheirlatetwentiesorearlythirties.

Whetherornotanewlifestyleofpermanentsinglehoodisemerging,substantialnumbersofpeoplearelivingit,atleasttemporarily.Butcontrarytothemediaview,thereisnoonelifestyleforsingles.Mostsingleshaveasurprisinglyorthodoxlifestylethatfocusesonfindingaplacetolive,attemptingtofindasatisfyingjob,andseekingfriends,dates,andultimatelyamorepermanentrelationship.Onlyinfairlylargecitiesdoyoufindspecialfacilitiescateringtosingles.Infactinsmallercommunitiestherearestillexamplesofprejudiceagainstsingleadultsbyemployersandlandlordswhoregardthewholegroupasirresponsibleandwild.

单身生活

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