![]() ![]() Though conventional wisdom tells us that living by oneself leads to loneliness and isolation, Klinenberg shows that most solo dwellers are deeply engaged in social and civic life. Klinenberg explores the dramatic rise of solo living, and examines the seismic impact it’s having on our culture, business, and politics. They are, in fact, evidence of the biggest demographic shift since the Baby Boom: we are learning to go solo, and crafting new ways of living in the process. households, which makes them more common than any other domestic unit, including the nuclear family. In GOING SOLO, renowned sociologist and author Eric Klinenberg proves that these numbers are more than just a passing trend. People who live alone make up 28 percent of all U.S. Today, more than 50 percent of American adults are single, and 31 million-roughly one out of every seven adults-live alone. ![]() In 1950, only 22 percent of American adults were single. A revelatory examination of the most significant demographic shift since the Baby Boom-the sharp increase in the number of people who live alone-that offers surprising insights on the benefits of this epochal change ![]()
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