Open Access"Why are you single, baby?" Reasons for being single based on a Brazilian research
Author(s) -
Darlane Silva Vieira Andrade,
Maria Gabriela Hita
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta universitatis lodziensis. folia sociologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-4850
pISSN - 0208-600X
DOI - 10.18778/0208-600x.78.05
Subject(s) - closeness , context (archaeology) , focus group , subject (documents) , gender studies , perspective (graphical) , human sexuality , single mothers , class (philosophy) , race (biology) , social psychology , psychology , social class , sociology , developmental psychology , geography , political science , computer science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , library science , anthropology , law
Single people are often asked about the reasons for non-marriage, in a context where, despite several changes in the field of intimacy, adults are still expected to marry. Based on a thesis study on the subject of singleness in Brazil, in the city of Salvador, Bahia, this text presents the main reasons for singleness, declared by single middle-class adults who live alone in this city. The study used a feminist perspective, with the category gender as the basis for data analysis, in an intersectional way with social class, race, generation, sexuality and territoriality. It used mixed methods with a combination of instruments: questionnaire, focus groups, biographical interviews, and field observations. The findings collaborate to observe gender differences and closeness in reasons for singleness: relational reasons prevailing for women and being single as a choice for men.