Citations:singleism

Noun: "alternative spelling of singlism"

 * 1993 — Alice Steinbach, "Singles are suspect to those who divide the world by twos", The Baltimore Sun, 18 February 1993:
 * But the sad truth is that even Janet Reno's description of herself as "an awkward old maid" buys into the myth of the never-married eccentric. That's how deep singleism goes.
 * 1994 — Ann Hartman, Reflection & Controversy: Essays on Social Work, NASW Press (1994), ISBN 9780871012333, page 34:
 * Institutional sexism and "singleism," structured into our society, assure a woman financial security primarily through her husband's benefits. Many women, it has been said, are but one man away from poverty.
 * 2000 — Fred Mawer, "The solo travellers singled out for shoddy treatment", Mail on Sunday, 1 October 2000:
 * 'People go on about sexism, racism and even ageism these days, but what about singleism?' she asks. Shortly after her husband died in 1993 Jean went on holiday on her own, to Tuscany. She was so appalled at the quality of the rooms she was given - even though she had paid a hefty supplement - that, on her return, she started up STAG.
 * 2007 — John Shibley Hyde & John D. DeLamater, Understanding Human Sexuality, McGraw-Hill (2007), ISBN 9780073382623, page 258:
 * According to one researcher, their desperation is fueled by singleism, the stigmatizing and stereotyping of people who are not in a socially recognized couple relationship (De Paulo, 2006).