Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a 'dramatic reversal.' [This book presents a] portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman, covering class, race, [and] sexual orientation, and filled with ... anecdotes from ... contemporary and historical figures--
- | Author: Rebecca Traister
- | Publisher: S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books
- | Publication Date: Oct 11, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 368 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/History
- | ISBN-10: 1476716579
- | ISBN-13: 9781476716572