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What Does It Mean Today to Be a Single Man in a Rural Environment?

Summary/Abstract: The paper covers the basics of being single, from the perspective of males with a rural background, trying to identify the main social character traits and lifestyle choices that lead to remaining single. We more often associate the concept of single people with aspects of careerism, freedom, self-ful fillment, individual aspirations and an urban lifestyle, rather than with the isolation, and in some cases, stigmatization of individuals from rural places. The relevancy of this study is backed by the depopulation of the rural environment, which is strictly linked to the problem of high numbers of singles in these areas. To answer these questions and to offer a better overview of the topic, the author conducted interviews with ten single men from a village in Cluj/Kolozs county, choosing the subjects of the interview with snowball sampling.

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