"Why are you single, baby?" Reasons for being single based on a Brazilian research

"Why are you single, baby?" Reasons for being single based on a Brazilian research

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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 Mirror 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 DOG WAST BAGS 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.