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Chapter 8
Living SingleSlide3
Topics to Cover
Unique challenges facing singlehood
The normative life cycle model
The diverse lives of single peopleMacrosystem forces against singlehoodThe psychological and physical health of single people Single through commitment to God
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Discuss singlism and how it affects single people’s lives.
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Unique challenges facing singles Slide5
Overview Of Singlehood
Average person spends half of their life single or dating
45% of the adult U.S. population is single or unmarried
Many singles report no interest in becoming coupled
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Unique Challenges Facing Singles Slide6
Challenges Facing Singles
Ignored in public policy and research
Marriage and partnership the standard by which others are judged
Singles can feel like pariahs or disappointments
Many people do not allow singles to adopt
Ostracism and discrimination can lead to stress and loneliness
Gender differences
Singleness is socially constructed
Singlism
Beliefs stemming from Standard North American Family
(SNAF)
ideologies
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Coping With Singlism
Social support from friends and
coworkers
Some may form “
surrogate partnerships”
Ways of coping
Resistant thinking
Managed interactions
Embracing
singlehood
Singles pride movement
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Unique Challenges Facing Singles Slide8
Explain how normative early adulthood developmental processes can affect adjustment in single people.
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The normative life cycle modelSlide9
The Normative Life Cycle Model
Normative life cycle model
All people form romantic relationships,
“
settle down,” and have children
Identity
versus
role confusion
Intimacy versus isolation
Marcia
’
s identity development theory
Crisis
Commitment
Identity achievement
Emerging adulthood
Fast starters
Parents without careers
Educated partners
Slow starters
Working singles
Educated singles
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The normative life cycle model Slide10
Discuss the different types of singlehood and some of the key reasons for remaining single.
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The diverse lives of single peopleSlide11
Factors Affecting Singlehood
Stein
’
s typologySinglehood determined by
choice and time
Types
Voluntary stable single
Voluntary temporary single
Involuntary stable single
Involuntary temporary single
Shostak’s
ambivalent
, wishful, resolved, and regretful
singles
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The diverse lives of single peopleSlide12
Factors Affecting Singlehood
Non-normative singles
Single after 35
Challenging SNAF ideologies
Transition between “not yet married
”
and
“
single by choice
”
Living apart together (LAT
)
Diverse reasons for singlehood
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The diverse lives of single peopleSlide13
Explain how larger cultural values and practices can impact a single person’s life.
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Macrosystem forces against singlehoodSlide14
Macrosystem Forces Against Singlehood
Challenges for singles at all levels of the bioecological model
Examples from Mormon culture
Marriage is expected and required by God
Examples from Africa
Singlehood a risk factor for HIV and AIDS
Women’s
rights in African nations
Examples from the
United States
Legal discrimination
Influences of poverty, financial penalties of marriage
The fight for
singles’ rights
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Macrosystem Forces against singlehood Slide15
Discuss what research shows about the health and well-being of single people.
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The psychological and physical health of singlesSlide16
Physiological and Physical Health
Many apparent benefits to being partnered or married
Conveys well-being, intimacy, and social support
Gender differences
Social selectionSinglehood, marriage, and changing times
Single seniors
Singles strain
Varies between types of single people, gender, and ethnicity
Protective factors
Social support, strong sense of identity, outgoing personality, and good coping skills
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The psychological and physical health of singlesSlide17
Explain how faith-based single lifestyles can be both rewarding and challenging.
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Single through commitment to godSlide18
Faith-Based Single Lifestyles
God and attachment
Priests, monks, and nuns
Subsistence living
Surplus children sent away to monastic life or priesthoodContemporary faith-based lifestyles
More join of own accord
Influences
of gender roles, patriarchy, and role strain
Environmental stressors
Example: Thai
Buddhist
maechii
Community perceptions and oppression
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Chapter Summary
Discuss singlism and how it affects single people’s lives.
Explain how normative early adulthood developmental processes can affect adjustment in single people.
Discuss the different types of singlehood and some of the key reasons for remaining single. Explain how larger cultural values and practices can impact a single people’s life.
Discuss what research shows about the health and well-being of single people.Explain how faith-based single lifestyles can be both rewarding and challenging.
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Open-access
student
resources
Mobile-friendly quizzes Mobile-friendly eFlashcardsLearning objective summariesVideo and multimedia resourcesSAGE journal articlesChecklist action plan
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