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/LI/ving Alone: Globalization, Identity and Belonging Lynn Jamieson and Roona Simpson http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=409394 You may be interested in this attached discount flyer (50%), valid until 31/12/2013. About the book: In Northern Europe almost half of households consist of one person. Rates of living alone are lower in the Global South but the trend is still on the increase. Prevalent first among the elderly, living alone then becomes common at ages associated with partners and children. Fears about the end of family and community combine with stereotypes, the 'sad and lonely' or 'selfish singles', in popular depictions. This groundbreaking and highly original study brings evidence to the core debates about contemporary social change in the context of globalization, exploring individualization and social connection, the future of family formation, consumption and identities, the relevance of place - rural or urban - in mobile worlds, sexuality, belonging and 'community', living arrangements and sustainability. This book presents a systematic sociological analysis of the growing trend of solo living across the globe, while also drawing on the voices of working-age men and women living in urban and rural areas in the UK. -- Roona Simpson Associate Researcher Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, The University of Edinburgh, 23 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LN. www.crfr.ac.uk 0131 651 1832 CRFR 10 years - exploring why relationships matter -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.