Recent years have seen an explosion of male joblessness and a steep decline in men's life prospects that have disrupted the “romantic market” in ways that narrow a marriage-minded woman’s options: increasingly, her choice is between deadbeats (whose numbers are rising) and playboys (whose power is growing). But this strange state of affairs also presents an opportunity: as the economy evolves, it's time to embrace new ideas about romance and family—and to acknowledge the end of “traditional” marriage as society's highest ideal.
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%1 bolick2011single
%A Bolick, Kate
%D 2011
%J The Atlantic
%K 2zotero anthropology culture economics gender history magazine psychology sexuality sociology women
%T All the Single Ladies
%U http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/all-the-single-ladies/8654/
%X Recent years have seen an explosion of male joblessness and a steep decline in men's life prospects that have disrupted the “romantic market” in ways that narrow a marriage-minded woman’s options: increasingly, her choice is between deadbeats (whose numbers are rising) and playboys (whose power is growing). But this strange state of affairs also presents an opportunity: as the economy evolves, it's time to embrace new ideas about romance and family—and to acknowledge the end of “traditional” marriage as society's highest ideal.
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abstract = {Recent years have seen an explosion of male joblessness and a steep decline in men's life prospects that have disrupted the “romantic market” in ways that narrow a marriage-minded woman’s options: increasingly, her choice is between deadbeats (whose numbers are rising) and playboys (whose power is growing). But this strange state of affairs also presents an opportunity: as the economy evolves, it's time to embrace new ideas about romance and family—and to acknowledge the end of “traditional” marriage as society's highest ideal.},
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author = {Bolick, Kate},
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journal = {The Atlantic},
keywords = {2zotero anthropology culture economics gender history magazine psychology sexuality sociology women},
month = {November},
timestamp = {2012-07-04T15:12:04.000+0200},
title = {All the Single Ladies},
url = {http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/all-the-single-ladies/8654/},
year = 2011
}