Re: [xmca] book "Going Solo"

[Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net>]

and not just America, Larry! The same thing is happening in Australia.

Andy

Larry Purss wrote:
> A new book is describing some statistics that I find amazing.
>
> I watched the author interviewed on the Charlie Rose show.
>  Here is the link to the book
> http://books.google.ca/books?id=cz6wrxjEimAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=going+solo+klinenberg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5c97T_qGIuOwiQKXmMAy&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=going%20solo%20klinenberg&f=false
>
> I'm extremely critocal of his point tof view but in this case "statistics"
> seem to be pointing to what I personally believe is a disturbing phenomena.
> Klinberg states 28% of all residences in the USA are now occupied by a
> single person.  In the large cities the percentage is 40% of all
> residences. In the largest cities such as New York fully half of all
> residences are occupied by a single occupant.
>
> This *fact*, if it can be verified, suggets something profound [and I think
> profoundly disturbing] about *trends* in America.
>
> Larry
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