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100 1  Lamb, Sarah,|d1960-|eauthor. 
245 10 Being single in India :|bstories of gender, exclusion, and
       possibility /|cSarah Lamb. 
263    2206 
264  1 Oakland, California :|bUniversity of California Press,
       |c[2022] 
264  4 |c©2022 
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490 1  Ethnographic studies in subjectivity ;|v15 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Introduction : thinking outside marriage -- On being 
       single -- Education and work -- A daughter's and sister's 
       care -- Who will care for me? -- Sexuality and love -- 
       Never-married single moms -- Pleasure, friendships, and 
       fun -- Conclusion. 
520    "Today, the majority of the world's population lives in a 
       country with falling marriage rates, a phenomenon with 
       profound impacts on women, gender, and sexuality. In this 
       exceptionally crafted ethnography, Sarah Lamb probes the 
       gendered trend of single living in India, examining what 
       makes living outside marriage for women increasingly 
       possible and yet incredibly challenging. Featuring the 
       stories of never-married women as young as 35 and as old 
       as 92, the book offers a remarkable portrait of a way of 
       life experienced by women across class and caste divides, 
       from urban professionals and rural day laborers, to those 
       who identify as heterosexual and lesbian, to others who 
       evaded marriage both by choice and by circumstance. For 
       women in India, complex social-cultural and political-
       economic contexts are foundational to their lives and 
       decisions, and evading marriage is often an unintended 
       consequence of other pressing life priorities. Arguing 
       that never-married women are able to illuminate their 
       society's broader social-cultural values, Lamb offers a 
       new and startling look at prevailing systems of gender, 
       sexuality, kinship, freedom, and social belonging in India
       today"--|cProvided by publisher. 
588    Description based on print version record and CIP data 
       provided by publisher; resource not viewed. 
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650  0 Single women|zIndia|zWest Bengal|xSocial conditions. 
650  0 Gender identity|zIndia|zWest Bengal. 
650  0 Marriage|zIndia|zWest Bengal. 
650  0 Kinship|zIndia|zWest Bengal. 
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650  7 Kinship.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00987769 
650  7 Marriage.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01010443 
650  7 Single women.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01119452 
650  7 Single women|xSocial conditions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01119472
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651  7 India|zWest Bengal.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01213722 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aLamb, Sarah, 1960-|tBeing single in 
       India|dOakland, California : University of California 
       Press, [2022]|z9780520389427|w(DLC)  2021051585 
830  0 Ethnographic studies in subjectivity ;|v15. 
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