Singled Out by Bella Depaulo

Singled Out by Bella Depaulo

Singled Out debunks myths and stereotypes about single people and lays the groundwork for social, political, and economic change.
-- Thomas F. Coleman, Executive Director, Unmarried America

Drawing from decades of scientific research and stacks of stories from the front lines of singlehood, Bella DePaulo debunks the myths of singledom---and shows that just about everything you've heard about the benefits of getting married and the perils of staying single are grossly exaggerated or just plain wrong. Although singles are singled out for unfair treatment by the workplace, the marketplace, and the federal tax structure, they are not simply victims of this singlism--single people really are living happily ever after.

BELA DEPAULO, Ph.D., is a social psychologist who did her graduate work at Harvard. She is currently a visiting professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara. DePaulo is single and living happily ever after in Summerland, California.
Visit her website at www.belladepaulo.com

Singled Out Debunks Ten Myths of Singlehood, Including:
-Myth--The Dark Aura of Singlehood: You are miserable and lonely and your life is tragic.
-Myth--Attention, Single Women: Your work won't love you back and your eggs will dry up. Also, you don't get any and you're promiscuous.
-Myth--Attention, Single Men: You are horny, slovenly, and irresponsible, and you are the scary criminals. Or you are sexy, fastidious, frivolous, and gay.

Elegant analysis, wonderfully detailed examples, and clear and witty prose.A must-read for all single adults, their friends and families, as well as social scientists and policy advocates.
--E. Kay Trimberger, author of The New Single Woman

The singles movement is coming to a bookstore near you.
--Associated Press

Fascinating . .this book could hardly have come at a better time. As much as societal adulation of the couple discriminates against single people, Singled Out suggests that it can also undermine marriage.
--The Christian Science Monitor

Beyond the Door of Deceit: Understanding the Greatest Liars in Our Lives and Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Yet Live Happily Ever After are both written by Bella DePaulo (PhD, Harvard). She has almost 100 scholarly articles to her credit. The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, the New Yorker, and many other newspapers have covered DePaulo's work on deception. Dr. DePaulo has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, PBS, the BBC, and other television networks as a deception expert. She's also given national and international talks.

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ISBN 13	9780312340827
ISBN 10	0312340826
Title	Singled Out
Author	Bella Depaulo
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	St. Martin's Griffin
Year published	2007-10-30
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.