F656Z Fall 2024 What You Didn't Know About Single People

F656Z  What You Didn't Know About Single People
Friday, 1:00—2:30, Oct. 4
One session
Instructor: Craig Wynne
This course will provide an opportunity for participants to learn about singlehood as a valid lifestyle choice. They will learn the stereotypes about singles that pervade cultures around the world as well as how to recognize them in their daily lives and in the media. They will also learn about the inequities in legal and financial structures that single people face, as well as language not to use around single family members and friends. Participants will also learn strategies for how to live as happy singles if they are single (or become so in the future).
Craig Wynne is an associate professor of English at the University of the District of Columbia. He is an expert on societal perceptions of singlehood and marriage. He has published in a variety of venues, such as Psychology Today and Writer's Digest, on this topic. He has also published two books, How to be a Happy Bachelor and Singular Selves: An Introduction to Singles Studies. You can find more of his work at thehappybachelor.org.