Due to requests for extensions to the deadline for submissions of
abstracts, this has now been extended to Monday 20th July. Please
note there are a limited number of bursaries available.
SOLO LIVING SEMINAR, Monday 26th October 2009, University of Edinburgh
http://www.crfr.ac.uk/events/soloseminar.htm
> This event provides an interdisciplinary forum for the dissemination
> of and discussion about research on solo living, or one-person
> households. The morning session reports the findings of a two year
> in-depth study investigating the experiences and circumstances of
> working age adults living alone in various locations in Scotland with
> presentations by Professors Lynn Jamieson and Fran Wasoff, and Dr.
> Roona Simpson. The afternoon session is an opportunity for those
> working in this area to present their research, including work in
> progress, and to explore possibilities for international collaborative
> research. Members of the Solo Living Research Network
> (http://www.crfr.ac.uk/sololivingnetwork.html) are particularly welcome.
>
> Solo living is analytically separate from being single, although
> partnership status and living arrangements are often related. The
> number of people who live alone is growing at all ages of adult life
> and across many societies. In any one country, this population is not
> homogeneous but made up of diverse socio-demographic characteristics
> and circumstances, with clear gender differences. This trend can be
> interpreted as an aspect of more general processes of increasing
> individualization, or more optimistically of
> greater democracy in intimate relationships. It is also a trend which
> impacts on future demands for a range of social provision such as
> income support, pensions, health, housing and transport. For both
> theoretical and policy reasons, it is particularly important to
> broaden and deepen our understanding of this growing population.
>
> This international seminar welcomes participants using various
> methodologies and from a range of academic backgrounds. We encourage
> participation from those working on specific sub-populations, such as
> those in living-apart-together (LAT) relationships or non-resident
> parents, on related areas such as singleness, fertility, or migration
> trends, or looking at solo-living across the life course or living
> alone at younger or older ages. We also invite attendance from those
> interested in learning more about the topic area and using living
> arrangement as a category of analysis.
>
> Abstracts of 250 words for 10-15 minute presentations by 20th July 2009 to
> [log in to unmask] Please note these are not formal paper
> presentations, rather an opportunity to communicate ongoing work and
> discuss this topic area with others.
>
> Cost: Registration £20 (including lunch and refreshments).
> There are a limited number of bursaries (contribution towards travel
> and waiver of registration fee).
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