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LEADER: 02716cam a2200373 i 4500
001 2015004194
003 DLC
005 20151120082824.0
008 150209s2015 oru b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015004194
020 $a9781582704791 (hardback)
020 $z9781476763002 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHQ536$b.D4297 2015
082 00 $a306.850973$223
084 $aSOC026000$aSOC022000$aFAM006000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aDePaulo, Bella M.
245 10 $aHow we live now :$bredefining home and family in the 21st century /$cBella DePaulo.
264 1 $aHillsboro, Oregon :$bAtria Books/Beyond Words,$c[2015]
300 $axvii, 302 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-302).
520 $a"A close-up examination and exploration, How We Live Now challenges our old concepts of what it means to be a family and have a home, opening the door to the many diverse and thriving experiments of living in twenty-first century America. Across America and around the world, in cities and suburbs and small towns, people from all walks of life are redefining our "lifespaces"--the way we live and who we live with. The traditional nuclear family in their single-family home on a suburban lot has lost its place of prominence in contemporary life. Today, Americans have more choices than ever before in creating new ways to live and meet their personal needs and desires. Social scientist, researcher, and writer Bella DePaulo has traveled across America to interview people experimenting with the paradigm of how we live. In How We Live Now, she explores everything from multi-generational homes to cohousing communities where one's "family" is made up of friends and neighbors to couples "living apart together" to single-living, and ultimately uncovers a pioneering landscape for living that throws the old blueprint out the window. Through personal interviews and stories, media accounts, and in-depth research, How We Live Now explores thriving lifespaces, and offers the reader choices that are freer, more diverse, and more attuned to our modern needs for the twenty-first century and beyond"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
650 0 $aFamilies$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDwellings$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aLifestyles$zUnited States.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aFAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Alternative Family.$2bisacsh