Are Women Better at Living Alone?

Klinenberg, an NYU sociologist, traces the development of a diverse, rapidly growing cohort. Sixty years ago, the typical solo dweller was a migrant male laborer out West in a transitional phase. Now, there are several main species in the genus. For young urbanites, it has become a rite of passage to leave behind the Craigslist roommates and sign a lease of one?s own. Divorce rates have soared since 1950, leaving many middle-aged people solitary. Then there are elders who survive their spouses and insist on maintaining their autonomy. Today, ?singletons,? as Klinenberg calls his subjects, are more likely to live in Manhattan than Montana, and the majority are women?17 million, compared with 14 million men. (This imbalance owes at least in part to women?s longevity: More of them outlive their husbands than vice versa. Klinenberg doesn?t furnish other reasons.)

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