Description |
214 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Pt. I. Freedom and community: 1. Confessions of a yet-to-be-married -- 2. Understanding the urban tribe -- 3. On friendship and risk -- 4. How tribes connect a city. Pt. II. Love in the time of nervousness: 5. The stigmas of single life -- 6. Men and the marriage delay (my hunt for a good excuse) -- 7. Women and the marriage delay -- 8. Love versus the tribe -- Epilogue: One man's transition |
Summary |
On a personal quest to find out why he is still single, well into his thirties, Ethan Watters goes searching for answers, and along the way makes an extraordinary discovery about his generation. Rather than settle down into traditional families, he and his friends have formed an Urban Tribe � an intricate community of young people who live and work together in various combinations, form regular rituals, and provide the same kind of support as an extended family. Across America and much of the rest of the world, such tight-knit groups of friends are filling the increasingly wide gap between college and married life living happily in groups of their own making. In the process, they are changing the landscape of modern cities, as well as their own prospects for the future |
Subject |
Young adults -- Social networks -- United States.
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Young adults -- United States -- Social life and customs.
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Single people -- Social networks -- United States.
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Single people -- United States -- Social life and customs.
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ISBN |
0747565872 paperback |
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