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Message From: Bella DePaulo <[log in to unmask]>
Position/Title: Visiting Professor of Psychology
School/Organization:
The widespread stereotyping and discrimination against people who
are single, that has long gone unrecognized, unnamed, and
unchallenged, gets its comeuppance in “Singlism: What It Is,
Why It Matters, and How to Stop It.” The book includes my own
writings as well as contributions from 28 others. You can read
more about it here:
http://www.amazon.com/Singlism-What-Why-Matters-Stop/dp/0615486789/?tag=wwwbelladepau-20
Among the perspectives on singlism represented in the book are
the personal, political, historical, religious, legal, clinical,
economic, sociological, and psychological. There are media
critiques, op-ed essays, and personal stories of standing up to
singlism. Advocates and activists describe their successes and
their challenges. Also included are sections on singlism’s
cousin (the stereotyping and stigmatizing of adults with no
children) and on valuing all of the important people in our lives
(and not just conjugal partners and children).
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