“I’m a Loser, I’m Not Married, Let’s Just All Look at Me”: Ever-Single Women’s Perceptions of Their Social Environment

Despite growing numbers of singles, the idealization of marriage and child rearing remains strong, pervasive, and largely unquestioned. Guided by life course perspective, the purpose of this article was to examine familial and societal messages women receive when not married by their late 20s to mid...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 2011-07, Vol.32 (7), p.956-980
Main Authors: Sharp, Elizabeth A., Ganong, Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging (Individuals)
Child Rearing
Children
Consciousness
Family
Females
Interviews
Males
Marital Status
Marriage
Men
Middle Class
Phenomenology
Pregnancy
Risk
Single persons
Single women
Social Environment
Weddings
Women
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