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As New York University sociologist Eric Klinenberg writes in his book, "$4," when discussed publicly, the rise of living alone is often presented as an unmitigated social problem and a sign of diminished public life.
But not everybody thinks this way.
In the US, $4, and young Americans are $4 more than ever before.
In 1962, half of 21-year-olds and 90% of 30-year-olds had been married at least once. $4, only 8% of 21-year-olds and 55% of 30-year-olds had been married.
$4, single Americans are now the majority.
"For decades social scientists have been worrying that our social connections are fraying, that we've become a society of lonely narcissists," Klinenberg tells The New York Times>$4. "I'm not convinced."
And neither are a number of researchers. These studies begin to unpack the question of how being single affects your success: