Singleness in Britain, 1960-1990: Identity, Gender and Social Change

This book contributes to an emerging field of research, looking at the significance of marital status to debates about identity and gender. It examines representations and experiences of single men and women between 1960 and 1990, using a wide variety of sources, including digitized British newspapers, social research, films, and lifestyle literature.

Whilst much-existing work focuses on the early-to-mid 20th centuries (such as Katherine Holden's ground-breaking work, The Shadow of Marriage...